diff --git a/jwcrypto/version.py b/jwcrypto/version.py
index 424ebc4..e4adfb8 100644
--- a/jwcrypto/version.py
+++ b/jwcrypto/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.5.9"
+__version__ = "1.6.0"