diff --git a/compass/version.py b/compass/version.py
index 1b2e6af6b..dc626e3f8 100644
--- a/compass/version.py
+++ b/compass/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '1.5.0-alpha.1'
+__version__ = '1.6.0-alpha.1'