diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 38b3bbb..3c6a78c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,7 +2,20 @@
 cymetric Change Log
 ===================
 
-.. current developments
+Since last release
+======================
+
+**Added:**
+
+**Changed:**
+
+**Fixed:**
+
+**Removed:**
+
+v1.6.0
+====================
+
 **Added:**
 * GitHub workflows for CI (#188, #190, #191, #193, #195)
 
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index f60b02d..0f52b8c 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Then build and install to the same location Cyclus is installed:
 .. code-block:: bash
 
     $ cd cymetric
-    $ python -m pip install --target $(python -m site --user-site)
+    $ python -m pip install --target $(python -m site --user-site) .
 
 Next, run the tests to ensure everything is working properly:
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5bea36d..0877766 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 from setuptools import setup
 
 
-VERSION = '1.5.5'
+VERSION = '1.6.0'
 IS_NT = os.name == 'nt'