diff --git a/mmcv/version.py b/mmcv/version.py
index a65e32789a..943f78108c 100644
--- a/mmcv/version.py
+++ b/mmcv/version.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Copyright (c) OpenMMLab. All rights reserved.
-__version__ = '1.5.3'
+__version__ = '1.6.0'
 
 
 def parse_version_info(version_str: str, length: int = 4) -> tuple: