diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 74433f9..c513e11 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 
 name = "unicode-segmentation"
-version = "1.5.0"
+version = "1.6.0"
 authors = ["kwantam <kwantam@gmail.com>", "Manish Goregaokar <manishsmail@gmail.com>"]
 
 homepage = "https://github.com/unicode-rs/unicode-segmentation"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4fc73e7..08fe6b8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,11 +43,14 @@ unicode-segmentation = "1.3.0"
 
 # Change Log
 
+## 1.6.0
+
+* [#72](https://github.com/unicode-rs/unicode-segmentation/pull/72) Upgrade to Unicode 12
+
 ## 1.5.0
 
 * [#68](https://github.com/unicode-rs/unicode-segmentation/pull/68) Upgrade to Unicode 11
 
-
 ## 1.4.0
 
 * [#56](https://github.com/unicode-rs/unicode-segmentation/pull/56) Upgrade to Unicode 10