diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ac30597..acd660b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## [Unreleased](https://github.com/cryptomator/siv-mode/compare/1.5.2...HEAD)
+## [1.6.0](https://github.com/cryptomator/siv-mode/compare/1.5.2...1.6.0)
 
 ### Added
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 95110f0..43172d6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>org.cryptomator</groupId>
 	<artifactId>siv-mode</artifactId>
-	<version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.6.0</version>
 
 	<name>SIV Mode</name>
 	<description>RFC 5297 SIV mode: deterministic authenticated encryption</description>