diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a6abeef..b2619f5 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "scprint"
-version = "1.5.0"
+version = "1.6.0"
 description = "scPRINT is a Large Cell Model for Gene Network Inference, Denoising and more from scRNAseq data"
 authors = [
     {name = "jeremie kalfon", email = "jkobject@gmail.com"}
diff --git a/scprint/VERSION b/scprint/VERSION
index bc80560..dc1e644 100644
--- a/scprint/VERSION
+++ b/scprint/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.5.0
+1.6.0