diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 4e774e0..786efc1 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+v1.6.0, 2022-02-18, Chris Needham <chris.needham@bbc.co.uk>
+
+  * Added support for Opus audio
+  * Fixed crash when reading malformed .dat files
+
 v1.5.1, 2021-07-31, Chris Needham <chris.needham@bbc.co.uk>
 
   * Fixed buffer overflow error in MP3 decoder
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 26ca594..dc1e644 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.5.1
+1.6.0
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index a53246d..7540445 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+audiowaveform (1.6.0-1RELEASE1) RELEASE; urgency=low
+
+  * Debian package for release 1.6.0
+
+ -- Chris Needham <chris@chrisneedham.com>  Fri, 18 Feb 2022 20:50:00 +0000
+
 audiowaveform (1.5.1-1RELEASE1) RELEASE; urgency=low
 
   * Debian package for release 1.5.1