diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b7e787d5b..32370206b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+## 1.6.0
+
+### New Features
+- add --debug flag to emit node output to files (#499) [39febac]
+
+### Fixes
+- fix: for `go vet` to pass [69338ec]
+- docs: fix for contributing instructions [7004cb1]
+- consolidate and streamline contribution docs (#494) [d848015]
+- Make generated Junit file compatable with "Maven Surefire" (#488) [e51bee6]
+- all: gofmt [000d317]
+- Increase eventually timeout to 30s [c73579c]
+- Clarify asynchronous test behaviour [294d8f4]
+- Travis badge should only show master [26d2143]
+
 ## 1.5.0 5/10/2018
 
 ### New Features
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 6f18f20f1..d4ed1fa57 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 )
 
-const VERSION = "1.5.0"
+const VERSION = "1.6.0"
 
 type GinkgoConfigType struct {
 	RandomSeed         int64