diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index ab3794a..5022515 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = artic
-version = 1.5.8
+version = 1.6.0
 author = Nick Loman
 author_email = n.j.loman@bham.ac.uk
 maintainer = Sam Wilkinson