diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 27d414c8..709fe572 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ MKDIR    ?= mkdir
 DIST_DIR ?= $(CURDIR)/dist
 
 LIB_NAME := nvidia-container-toolkit
-LIB_VERSION := 1.5.2
+LIB_VERSION := 1.6.0
 LIB_TAG ?= rc.1
 
 GOLANG_VERSION := 1.16.3
diff --git a/packaging/debian/changelog b/packaging/debian/changelog
index da13bd12..11d5bc40 100644
--- a/packaging/debian/changelog
+++ b/packaging/debian/changelog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-nvidia-container-toolkit (1.5.2~rc.1-1) experimental; urgency=medium
+nvidia-container-toolkit (1.6.0~rc.1-1) experimental; urgency=medium
 
   * Include nvidia-container-runtime into nvidia-container-toolkit package
 
diff --git a/packaging/rpm/SPECS/nvidia-container-toolkit.spec b/packaging/rpm/SPECS/nvidia-container-toolkit.spec
index 3a1ad3f0..94a1ce6e 100644
--- a/packaging/rpm/SPECS/nvidia-container-toolkit.spec
+++ b/packaging/rpm/SPECS/nvidia-container-toolkit.spec
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ rm -f %{_bindir}/nvidia-container-runtime-hook
 /usr/share/containers/oci/hooks.d/oci-nvidia-hook.json
 
 %changelog
-* Mon Sep 06 2021 NVIDIA CORPORATION <cudatools@nvidia.com> 1.5.2-0.1.rc.1
+* Mon Sep 06 2021 NVIDIA CORPORATION <cudatools@nvidia.com> 1.6.0-0.1.rc.1
 
 - Include nvidia-container-runtime into nvidia-container-toolkit package