diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d262f2e4..8adca334 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ MKDIR    ?= mkdir
 DIST_DIR ?= $(CURDIR)/dist
 
 LIB_NAME := nvidia-container-toolkit
-LIB_VERSION := 1.5.1
-LIB_TAG ?=
+LIB_VERSION := 1.6.0
+LIB_TAG ?= rc.1
 
 GOLANG_VERSION := 1.16.3
 MODULE := github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit
diff --git a/packaging/debian/changelog b/packaging/debian/changelog
index 12b90f99..1c38d5fb 100644
--- a/packaging/debian/changelog
+++ b/packaging/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+nvidia-container-toolkit (1.6.0~rc.1-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * Add support for NVIDIA_FABRIC_DEVICES to select nvlink and nvswitch devices
+
+ -- NVIDIA CORPORATION <cudatools@nvidia.com>  Fri, 13 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -0700
+
 nvidia-container-toolkit (1.5.1-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
   * Fix bug where Docker Swarm device selection is ignored if
diff --git a/packaging/debian/control b/packaging/debian/control
index 7dbec179..1aa40949 100644
--- a/packaging/debian/control
+++ b/packaging/debian/control
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9)
 
 Package: nvidia-container-toolkit
 Architecture: any
-Depends: ${misc:Depends}, libnvidia-container-tools (>= 1.4.0), libnvidia-container-tools (<< 2.0.0)
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, libnvidia-container-tools (>= 1.5.0~rc.1), libnvidia-container-tools (<< 2.0.0)
 Breaks: nvidia-container-runtime (<< 2.0.0), nvidia-container-runtime-hook
 Replaces: nvidia-container-runtime (<< 2.0.0), nvidia-container-runtime-hook
 Description: NVIDIA container runtime hook
diff --git a/packaging/rpm/SPECS/nvidia-container-toolkit.spec b/packaging/rpm/SPECS/nvidia-container-toolkit.spec
index 09a6591c..70fe8ece 100644
--- a/packaging/rpm/SPECS/nvidia-container-toolkit.spec
+++ b/packaging/rpm/SPECS/nvidia-container-toolkit.spec
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Source4: LICENSE
 
 Obsoletes: nvidia-container-runtime < 2.0.0, nvidia-container-runtime-hook
 Provides: nvidia-container-runtime-hook
-Requires: libnvidia-container-tools >= 1.4.0, libnvidia-container-tools < 2.0.0
+Requires: libnvidia-container-tools >= 1.5.0-0.1.rc.1, libnvidia-container-tools < 2.0.0
 
 %description
 Provides a OCI hook to enable GPU support in containers.
@@ -53,8 +53,10 @@ rm -f %{_bindir}/nvidia-container-runtime-hook
 /usr/share/containers/oci/hooks.d/oci-nvidia-hook.json
 
 %changelog
-* Mon Jun 14 2021 NVIDIA CORPORATION <cudatools@nvidia.com> 1.5.1-1
+* Fri Aug 13 2021 NVIDIA CORPORATION <cudatools@nvidia.com> 1.6.0-0.1.rc.1
+- Add support for NVIDIA_FABRIC_DEVICES to select nvlink and nvswitch devices
 
+* Mon Jun 14 2021 NVIDIA CORPORATION <cudatools@nvidia.com> 1.5.1-1
 - Fix bug where Docker Swarm device selection is ignored if NVIDIA_VISIBLE_DEVICES is also set
 - Improve unit testing by using require package and adding coverage reports
 - Remove unneeded go dependencies by running go mod tidy