diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4c2e3e6f..9f7fa5fe 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 # NAN ChangeLog
 
-**Version 1.5.0: current Node unstable: 0.11.14, Node stable: 0.10.35, io.js: 1.0.1**
+**Version 1.6.0: current Node unstable: 0.11.15, Node stable: 0.10.35, io.js: 1.0.3**
+
+### 1.6.0 Jan xx 2015
+ - Deprecated `NanNewContextHandle` in favor of `NanNew<Context>` 49259af
+ - Support utility functions moved in newer v8 versions (Node 0.11.15, io.js 1.0) a0aa179
+ - Added `NanEncode`, `NanDecodeBytes` and `NanDecodeWrite` 75e6fb9
 
 ### 1.5.0 Jan 14 2015
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d0a959ee..73bed3eb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Native Abstractions for Node.js
 
 **A header file filled with macro and utility goodness for making add-on development for Node.js easier across versions 0.8, 0.10 and 0.11, and eventually 0.12.**
 
-***Current version: 1.5.1***
+***Current version: 1.6.0***
 
 *(See [CHANGELOG.md](https://github.com/rvagg/nan/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md) for complete ChangeLog)*
 
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ This project also contains some helper utilities that make addon development a b
 <a name="news"></a>
 ## News & Updates
 
+### Jan-2015: 1.6.0 release
+
+* Deprecated `NanNewContextHandle` in favor of `NanNew<Context>`
+* Added `NanSetCounterFunction`, `NanSetCreateHistogramFunction`, `NanSetAddHistogramSampleFunction`
+* Added `NanIdleNotification`, `NanLowMemoryNotification`, `NanContextDisposedNotification`
+* Added `NanEncode`, `NanDecodeBytes` and `NanDecodeWrite`
+
 ### Jan-2015: 1.5.0 release
 
 * Support [io.js](https://github.com/iojs/io.js) thanks to [Ben Noordhuis](bnoordhuis)
diff --git a/nan.h b/nan.h
index 46b45158..b078ad64 100644
--- a/nan.h
+++ b/nan.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  *
  * MIT License <https://github.com/rvagg/nan/blob/master/LICENSE.md>
  *
- * Version 1.5.0: current Node unstable: 0.11.14, Node stable: 0.10.35, io.js: 1.0.1
+ * Version 1.6.0: current Node unstable: 0.11.15, Node stable: 0.10.35, io.js: 1.0.3
  *
  * See https://github.com/rvagg/nan for the latest update to this file
  **********************************************************************************/
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d035737d..4be9048a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "nan",
-  "version": "1.5.1",
+  "version": "1.6.0",
   "description": "Native Abstractions for Node.js: C++ header for Node 0.8->0.12 compatibility",
   "main": "include_dirs.js",
   "repository": {