diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 52a52dee91..bf3cc06a12 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${toxcore_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake)
 # versions in a synchronised way.
 set(PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR "0")
 set(PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR "1")
-set(PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH "5")
+set(PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH "6")
 set(PROJECT_VERSION "${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH}")
 
 # set .so library version / following libtool scheme
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 026407cfc4..7f942e403e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.65])
-AC_INIT([tox], [0.1.5])
+AC_INIT([tox], [0.1.6])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(configure_aux)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([toxcore/net_crypto.c])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
diff --git a/so.version b/so.version
index 6f60339f3e..f4e2455165 100644
--- a/so.version
+++ b/so.version
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
 # For a full reference see:
 # https://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/manual/libtool.html#Updating-version-info
 
-CURRENT=6
+CURRENT=7
 REVISION=0
-AGE=5
+AGE=6
diff --git a/toxcore/tox.api.h b/toxcore/tox.api.h
index 20cdc2b785..da86d018b4 100644
--- a/toxcore/tox.api.h
+++ b/toxcore/tox.api.h
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ const VERSION_MINOR                = 1;
  * The patch or revision number. Incremented when bugfixes are applied without
  * changing any functionality or API or ABI.
  */
-const VERSION_PATCH                = 5;
+const VERSION_PATCH                = 6;
 
 /**
  * A macro to check at preprocessing time whether the client code is compatible