diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 58f7635..07c796d 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 project(
 'new-session-manager',
 'c', 'cpp',
-version : '1.5.3',
+version : '1.6.0',
 license : 'GPLv3',
 )
 
diff --git a/src/nsmd.cpp b/src/nsmd.cpp
index 284249c..b38aa94 100644
--- a/src/nsmd.cpp
+++ b/src/nsmd.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static char *lockfile_directory;
 
 #define NSM_API_VERSION_MAJOR 1
 #define NSM_API_VERSION_MINOR 1
-#define NSM_API_VERSION_PATCH 1
+#define NSM_API_VERSION_PATCH 2
 #define VERSION_STRING "1.6.0"
 
 #define ERR_OK 0