diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6dc3169b..f64174f1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ if (${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "3.0")
     cmake_policy(SET CMP0042 NEW)
 endif()
 
-project(biorbd VERSION 1.5.5)
+project(biorbd VERSION 1.6.0)
 set (CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
 set (BIORBD_NAME ${PROJECT_NAME})