diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index f2df7bb1..9c2b61ca 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 Changelog for package reach_core
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-Forthcoming
------------
+1.6.0 (2023-10-04)
+------------------
 * Add seed state checks (`#66 <https://github.com/marip8/reach/issues/66>`_)
   * Added utility from reach_ros for getting subset of joint state
   * Added check to ensure seed state parameter is set correctly
diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index d854e67e..9f19a75b 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <package format="2">
   <name>reach</name>
-  <version>1.5.3</version>
+  <version>1.6.0</version>
   <description>The reach package</description>
 
   <license>Apache 2.0</license>