diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 26e6ee8..c823db9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-1.6 (dev)
+1.6
 -------------------------
 
 - terser collection reporting
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d3bdd11..cb8fe12 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from setuptools import setup
 
 setup(
     name="pytest-xdist",
-    version='1.6.dev3',
+    version='1.6',
     description='py.test xdist plugin for distributed testing and loop-on-failing modes',
     long_description=open('README.txt').read(),
     license='GPLv2 or later',
diff --git a/xdist/__init__.py b/xdist/__init__.py
index 2404b09..49e36d6 100644
--- a/xdist/__init__.py
+++ b/xdist/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #
-__version__ = '1.6.dev3'
+__version__ = '1.6'