diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6437b55..1f2a9b1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 - - Include credo checks
 - Update `EventBus.Model.Event` struct optional attribute type specs to allow `nil` values
 
-## [1.5.X]
+## [1.5.X] 2018.09.27
 - Fix Elixir `v1.7.x` warnings for string to atom conversions
 - Remove deprecated `EventBus.Util.String` module
 - Move the time calculation logic into the new `MonotonicTime` utility module
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 27ef470..8096e15 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ The package can be installed by adding `event_bus` to your list of dependencies
 
 ```elixir
 def deps do
-  [{:event_bus, "~> 1.5.2"}]
+  [{:event_bus, "~> 1.6.0"}]
 end
 ```
 
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index e0b491d..efcfd01 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ defmodule EventBus.Mixfile do
   def project do
     [
       app: :event_bus,
-      version: "1.5.2",
+      version: "1.6.0",
       elixir: "~> 1.5",
       elixirc_paths: elixirc_paths(Mix.env()),
       build_embedded: Mix.env() == :prod,