diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1c3cc1f..5f30e8d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "cbor2",
-  "version": "1.5.3",
+  "version": "1.6.0",
   "description": "Encode and parse data in the Concise Binary Object Representation (CBOR) data format (RFC8949).",
   "exports": {
     ".": "./lib/index.js",