diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 565ede7..1ee5f06 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+1.6.0 (2024-06-24)
+------------------
+* Restore support for Python 3.6. Was removed by mistake. Versions 1.4.0
+  and 1.5.0 do support it actually, but only in combination with PyQt5 or
+  PySide2.
+
 1.5.0 (2024-06-22)
 ------------------
 * Support for Numpy 2.0
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index a38e2fd..04fde92 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 author = "Dennis van Gils"
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = "1.5.0"
+release = "1.6.0"
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4eae7f8..6aa53f6 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def read(*names, **kwargs):
 
 setup(
     name="dvg-qdeviceio",
-    version="1.5.0",
+    version="1.6.0",
     license="MIT",
     description="Hassle-free PyQt/PySide interface for multithreaded data acquisition and communication with an I/O device.",
     long_description="%s\n%s"
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def read(*names, **kwargs):
         "laboratory",
         "science",
     ],
-    python_requires=">=3.7",
+    python_requires=">=3.6",
     install_requires=[
         "dvg-debug-functions~=2.5",
         "numpy>=1.15,<3.0",
diff --git a/src/dvg_qdeviceio.py b/src/dvg_qdeviceio.py
index de52848..28bb81a 100644
--- a/src/dvg_qdeviceio.py
+++ b/src/dvg_qdeviceio.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 __author__ = "Dennis van Gils"
 __authoremail__ = "vangils.dennis@gmail.com"
 __url__ = "https://github.com/Dennis-van-Gils/python-dvg-qdeviceio"
-__date__ = "22-06-2024"
-__version__ = "1.5.0"
+__date__ = "24-06-2024"
+__version__ = "1.6.0"
 # pylint: disable=protected-access, too-many-lines
 
 import sys