diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 11d8d5f..6813216 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Hummingbird requires a minimum of Java 8.
 Hummingbird is hosted in Maven Central and can be added as a dependency with the following:
 
 ```
-implementation('com.sparrowwallet:hummingbird:1.5.5')
+implementation('com.sparrowwallet:hummingbird:1.6.0')
 ```
 
 ## Usage
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 830ecb4..ebbdeec 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ apply plugin: 'com.bmuschko.nexus'
 
 archivesBaseName = 'hummingbird'
 group 'com.sparrowwallet'
-version '1.5.5'
+version '1.6.0'
 
 repositories {
     mavenCentral()