diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
index 6cb91f8..cd0bf7d 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ authors:
 - family-names: "Schneck, Schneck"
   given-names: Una G, Cora Y"
 title: "centerline-width: River centerline/width extraction software"
-version: 1.5.0
+version: 1.6.0
 url: "https://github.com/cyschneck/centerline-width"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5364d2a..2a6b521 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Python Package Setup
 from setuptools import setup, find_namespace_packages
 
-VERSION = "1.5.0"
+VERSION = "1.6.0"
 DESCRIPTION = "A Python package to find the centerline and width of rivers based on the latitude and longitude of the right and left bank"
 
 with open("README.md", "r") as f: