diff --git a/distrobox b/distrobox
index 4b2caaf418..3bebfb0ed0 100755
--- a/distrobox
+++ b/distrobox
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 set -o errexit
 set -o nounset
 
-version="1.5.0.2"
+version="1.6.0"
 
 # Print usage to stdout.
 # Arguments:
diff --git a/distrobox-assemble b/distrobox-assemble
index e7cbf97685..26b4eb5c5e 100755
--- a/distrobox-assemble
+++ b/distrobox-assemble
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ boxname=""
 # quoting and escaping
 tmpfile="$(mktemp -u)"
 verbose=0
-version="1.5.0.2"
+version="1.6.0"
 # initializing block of variables used in the manifest
 additional_flags=""
 additional_packages=""
diff --git a/distrobox-create b/distrobox-create
index e09961fe19..3eba6b7492 100755
--- a/distrobox-create
+++ b/distrobox-create
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ distrobox_hostexec_path="$(cd "$(dirname "${0}")" && pwd)/distrobox-host-exec"
 # There's no need for them to pass the --root flag option in such cases.
 [ "${container_user_uid}" -eq 0 ] && rootful=1 || rootful=0
 verbose=0
-version="1.5.0.2"
+version="1.6.0"
 
 # Source configuration files, this is done in an hierarchy so local files have
 # priority over system defaults
diff --git a/distrobox-enter b/distrobox-enter
index b038a6f85d..dcb8cc2293 100755
--- a/distrobox-enter
+++ b/distrobox-enter
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ headless=0
 [ "$(id -ru)" -eq 0 ] && rootful=1 || rootful=0
 skip_workdir=0
 verbose=0
-version="1.5.0.2"
+version="1.6.0"
 
 # Source configuration files, this is done in an hierarchy so local files have
 # priority over system defaults
diff --git a/distrobox-ephemeral b/distrobox-ephemeral
index 6604624eb0..5489446186 100755
--- a/distrobox-ephemeral
+++ b/distrobox-ephemeral
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ extra_flags=""
 # There's no need for them to pass the --root flag option in such cases.
 [ "$(id -ru)" -eq 0 ] && rootful=1 || rootful=0
 verbose=0
-version="1.5.0.2"
+version="1.6.0"
 container_additional_packages=""
 container_init_hook=" "
 container_manager_additional_flags=""
diff --git a/distrobox-export b/distrobox-export
index 7bc28ba2d7..e247aecd2a 100755
--- a/distrobox-export
+++ b/distrobox-export
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ is_sudo=0
 rootful=""
 start_shell="/bin/sh -l -c"
 verbose=0
-version="1.5.0.2"
+version="1.6.0"
 
 # We depend on some commands, let's be sure we have them
 base_dependencies="basename find grep sed"
diff --git a/distrobox-generate-entry b/distrobox-generate-entry
index b0c9fc210b..d0aca1a227 100755
--- a/distrobox-generate-entry
+++ b/distrobox-generate-entry
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ delete=0
 icon="auto"
 icon_default="${HOME}/.local/share/icons/terminal-distrobox-icon.svg"
 verbose=0
-version="1.5.0.2"
+version="1.6.0"
 
 # Source configuration files, this is done in an hierarchy so local files have
 # priority over system defaults
diff --git a/distrobox-host-exec b/distrobox-host-exec
index 915f7bffb3..f615bf2c9e 100755
--- a/distrobox-host-exec
+++ b/distrobox-host-exec
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ host_spawn_version="1.5.0"
 download_command=""
 sudo_command=""
 verbose=0
-version="1.5.0.2"
+version="1.6.0"
 
 # Print usage to stdout.
 # Arguments:
diff --git a/distrobox-init b/distrobox-init
index fc00177610..da260ca8b7 100755
--- a/distrobox-init
+++ b/distrobox-init
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ pre_init_hook=""
 rootful=0
 upgrade=0
 verbose=0
-version="1.5.0.2"
+version="1.6.0"
 # Print usage to stdout.
 # Arguments:
 #   None
diff --git a/distrobox-list b/distrobox-list
index 26646894cb..655c5975a9 100755
--- a/distrobox-list
+++ b/distrobox-list
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ no_color=0
 # There's no need for them to pass the --root flag option in such cases.
 [ "$(id -ru)" -eq 0 ] && rootful=1 || rootful=0
 verbose=0
-version="1.5.0.2"
+version="1.6.0"
 container_manager="autodetect"
 
 # Source configuration files, this is done in an hierarchy so local files have
diff --git a/distrobox-rm b/distrobox-rm
index a275fdb09d..87c0a2e604 100755
--- a/distrobox-rm
+++ b/distrobox-rm
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ non_interactive=0
 verbose=0
 rm_home=0
 response_rm_home="N"
-version="1.5.0.2"
+version="1.6.0"
 
 # Source configuration files, this is done in an hierarchy so local files have
 # priority over system defaults
diff --git a/distrobox-stop b/distrobox-stop
index fbc0dc6e23..131dd5acaf 100755
--- a/distrobox-stop
+++ b/distrobox-stop
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ non_interactive=0
 # There's no need for them to pass the --root flag option in such cases.
 [ "$(id -ru)" -eq 0 ] && rootful=1 || rootful=0
 verbose=0
-version="1.5.0.2"
+version="1.6.0"
 
 # Source configuration files, this is done in an hierarchy so local files have
 # priority over system defaults
diff --git a/distrobox-upgrade b/distrobox-upgrade
index 74d93bc32a..a7efcd83f5 100755
--- a/distrobox-upgrade
+++ b/distrobox-upgrade
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ distrobox_flags=""
 distrobox_path="$(dirname "$(realpath "${0}")")"
 rootful=0
 verbose=0
-version="1.5.0.2"
+version="1.6.0"
 
 # Source configuration files, this is done in an hierarchy so local files have
 # priority over system defaults
diff --git a/install b/install
index accce6fd53..c5ba5dd5de 100755
--- a/install
+++ b/install
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 next=0
 verbose=0
-version=1.5.0.2
+version=1.6.0
 
 # Print usage to stdout.
 # Arguments: