diff --git a/PKG-INFO b/PKG-INFO
index e3a134ed..cd924923 100644
--- a/PKG-INFO
+++ b/PKG-INFO
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Metadata-Version: 2.1
 Name: xrt
-Version: 1.5.0
+Version: 1.6.0
 Summary: Ray tracing and wave propagation in x-ray regime, primarily meant for modeling synchrotron sources, beamlines and beamline elements. Includes a GUI for creating a beamline and viewing it in 3D.
 Home-page: http://xrt.readthedocs.io
 Author: Konstantin Klementiev, Roman Chernikov
@@ -184,5 +184,3 @@ Get help
 For getting help and/or reporting a bug please use `GitHub xrt Issues
 <https://github.com/kklmn/xrt/issues>`_.
 
-
-
diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index f3fd93af..1286a03a 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -178,9 +178,9 @@ def sort_crystals(method):
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '1.5.0'
+version = '1.6.0'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '1.5.0'
+release = '1.6.0'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/xrt/version.py b/xrt/version.py
index 55d7809e..afff6a65 100644
--- a/xrt/version.py
+++ b/xrt/version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 __versioninfo__ = (1, 6, 0)
 __version__ = '.'.join(map(str, __versioninfo__))
-__date__ = "7 Jul 2023"
+__date__ = "17 Jul 2023"