diff --git a/fbchat/__init__.py b/fbchat/__init__.py
index 761a08a..3a80658 100644
--- a/fbchat/__init__.py
+++ b/fbchat/__init__.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from .client import *
 
 __title__ = 'fbchat'
-__version__ = '1.5.0'
+__version__ = '1.6.0'
 __description__ = 'Facebook Chat (Messenger) for Python'
 
 __copyright__ = 'Copyright 2015 - 2019 by Taehoon Kim'