diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index eacc05afa65809c5a4182e94bf9ff046d4e28dd1..9e2a8415c34c22a2a514adf098c5fd99806893b2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
-project(usgscsm VERSION 1.5.2 DESCRIPTION "usgscsm library")
+project(usgscsm VERSION 1.6.0 DESCRIPTION "usgscsm library")
 
 include(GNUInstallDirs)