diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 41a670096e..2d8bf6e00d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 - Bug Fix: Properly [trim all descriptions](https://github.com/absinthe-graphql/absinthe/pull/1014) no matter the mechanism used to specify them
 - Bug Fix: Fix incorrect specification of [`__TypeKind`](https://github.com/absinthe-graphql/absinthe/pull/1019)
 - Bug Fix: Add missing value to [`__DirectiveLocation`](https://github.com/absinthe-graphql/absinthe/pull/1020)
+- Bug Fix: Fix [compilation problems with `import_types`](https://github.com/absinthe-graphql/absinthe/pull/1022)
 
 ## 1.5.5
 
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 0cda1e1481..0e52f16069 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ defmodule Absinthe.Mixfile do
   use Mix.Project
 
   @source_url "https://github.com/absinthe-graphql/absinthe"
-  @version "1.5.5"
+  @version "1.6.0-rc.0"
 
   def project do
     [