diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0e53732e..410b289b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ The format is based on the [KeepAChangeLog] project.
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## 1.6.0 [2022-12-14]
+
 - [#854] Improve OIDC Session Management support by using the `session_state` parameter from an *Authentication Response* (if available) as a key to store `Consumer` data.
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/src/oic/__init__.py b/src/oic/__init__.py
index a3b7b641..73fd0a32 100644
--- a/src/oic/__init__.py
+++ b/src/oic/__init__.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
         )
 
 __author__ = "Roland Hedberg"
-__version__ = "1.5.0"
+__version__ = "1.6.0"
 
 
 OIDCONF_PATTERN = "%s/.well-known/openid-configuration"