diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 570e232..87331f2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ For installation into a Gradle project the `compileOnly` and `testImplementation
 
 ```
 dependencies {
-    compileOnly("com.diffblue.cover:cover-annotations:1.5.0")
+    compileOnly("com.diffblue.cover:cover-annotations:1.6.0")
 
-    testImplementation("com.diffblue.cover:cover-annotations:1.5.0")    
+    testImplementation("com.diffblue.cover:cover-annotations:1.6.0")    
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6a44738..4752e23 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.diffblue.cover</groupId>
   <artifactId>cover-annotations</artifactId>
-  <version>1.5.0</version>
+  <version>1.6.0</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <name>Cover Annotations</name>