diff --git a/virtcli/cliconfig.py b/virtcli/cliconfig.py
index 3324d2c9..e6a8d2a1 100644
--- a/virtcli/cliconfig.py
+++ b/virtcli/cliconfig.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def _setup_gsettings_path(schemadir):
         raise RuntimeError("Failed to compile local gsettings schemas")
 
 
-__version__ = "1.5.0"
+__version__ = "1.6.0"
 
 
 class _CLIConfig(object):