diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ setup(name='crc32c',
       author='The ICRAR DIA Team',
       url='https://github.com/ICRAR/crc32c',
       author_email='rtobar@icrar.org',
-      version='1.5',
+      version='1.6',
       license="LGPLv2.1+",
       description='A python package exposing the Intel SSE4.2 CRC32C instruction',
       long_description=long_description,
crc<I>c <I>

This new version brings build fixes for non-intel platforms (patch by
Jeremy Lainé), new supported values for the CRC<I>C_SW_MODE environment
variable, and build support for the Intel compiler.