diff --git a/AndroidManifest.xml b/AndroidManifest.xml
index 76d4581c..dba65c45 100644
--- a/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     package="com.connectsdk"
-    android:versionCode="11"
-    android:versionName="1.5.0" >
+    android:versionCode="12"
+    android:versionName="1.6.0" >
 
     <uses-sdk
         android:minSdkVersion="10"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d1147675..add97436 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/ConnectSDK/Connect-SDK-Android.svg)](https://travis-ci.org/ConnectSDK/Connect-SDK-Android)
 [![Code Coverage](https://img.shields.io/codecov/c/github/ConnectSDK/Connect-SDK-Android/dev.svg)](https://codecov.io/github/ConnectSDK/Connect-SDK-Android)
-[![Maven Central](http://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/com.connectsdk/connect-sdk-android.svg)](http://search.maven.org/#artifactdetails|com.connectsdk|connect-sdk-android|1.5.0|aar)
+[![Maven Central](http://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/com.connectsdk/connect-sdk-android.svg)](http://search.maven.org/#artifactdetails|com.connectsdk|connect-sdk-android|1.6.0|aar)
 [![Apache License, 2.0](https://img.shields.io/github/license/ConnectSDK/Connect-SDK-Android.svg)](https://github.com/ConnectSDK/Connect-SDK-Android/blob/master/LICENSE)
 [![Twitter](https://img.shields.io/badge/twitter-@ConnectSDK-blue.svg)](https://twitter.com/connectsdk)
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Edit your project's build.gradle to add this in the "dependencies" section
 ```groovy
 dependencies {
     //...
-    compile 'com.connectsdk:connect-sdk-android:1.5.0'
+    compile 'com.connectsdk:connect-sdk-android:1.6.0'
 }
 ```
 This prebuilt library doesn't have Amazon Fling SDK support, because it’s not available on maven. You need to set the project up from sources
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 0b9d5c3e..6b5a82f0 100755
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ POM_NAME=Connect SDK Android
 POM_ARTIFACT_ID=connect-sdk-android
 
 POM_PACKAGING=aar
-VERSION_NAME=1.5.0
-VERSION_CODE=11
+VERSION_NAME=1.6.0
+VERSION_CODE=12
 GROUP=com.connectsdk
 
 POM_DESCRIPTION=Connect SDK is an open source framework that connects your mobile apps with multiple TV platforms. Because most TV platforms support a variety of protocols, Connect SDK integrates and abstracts the discovery and connectivity between all supported protocols.