diff --git a/docs/source/release_notes.rst b/docs/source/release_notes.rst
index 194734f233..6156f48af6 100644
--- a/docs/source/release_notes.rst
+++ b/docs/source/release_notes.rst
@@ -3,8 +3,18 @@
 Release Notes
 -------------
 
-Future Release
-==============
+.. Future Release
+    ==============
+    * Enhancements
+    * Fixes
+    * Changes
+    * Documentation Changes
+    * Testing Changes
+
+.. Thanks to the following people for contributing to this release:
+
+v1.6.0 Feb 17, 2022
+===================
     * Enhancements
         * Add ``IsFederalHoliday`` transform primitive (:pr:`1912`)
     * Fixes
diff --git a/featuretools/tests/test_version.py b/featuretools/tests/test_version.py
index bd03b5950b..3bb09c5a97 100644
--- a/featuretools/tests/test_version.py
+++ b/featuretools/tests/test_version.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 
 def test_version():
-    assert __version__ == "1.5.0"
+    assert __version__ == "1.6.0"
diff --git a/featuretools/version.py b/featuretools/version.py
index 5b60188613..e4adfb83d5 100644
--- a/featuretools/version.py
+++ b/featuretools/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.5.0"
+__version__ = "1.6.0"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5c6a46db94..27a361f43d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name="featuretools",
-    version="1.5.0",
+    version="1.6.0",
     packages=find_packages(),
     description="a framework for automated feature engineering",
     url="https://featuretools.com",