diff --git a/napi/Cargo.toml b/napi/Cargo.toml
index eace90e7..d0370005 100644
--- a/napi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/napi/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ license = "MIT"
 name = "napi"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/napi-rs/napi-rs"
-version = "1.5.0"
+version = "1.6.0"
 
 [features]
 default = ["napi3"] # for most NodeJS users