diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 83fcad6b..8a114239 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Lupa change log
 ===============
 
-1.6 (2017-??-??)
+1.6 (2017-12-15)
 ----------------
 
 * GH#95: Improved compatibility with Lua 5.3.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 97b960df..efa01947 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 except ImportError:
     from distutils.core import setup, Extension
 
-VERSION = '1.5'
+VERSION = '1.6'
 
 extra_setup_args = {}