diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.md b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
index 4e6364013..30b8a872c 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
@@ -1,6 +1,28 @@
 ZeroTier Release Notes
 ======
 
+# 2020-11-19 -- Version 1.6.0
+
+Version 1.6.0 is a major release that incorporates back-ported features from the 2.0 branch, which is still under development. It also fixes a number of issues.
+
+New features and improvements (including those listed under 1.5.0):
+
+ * **Apple Silicon** (MacOS ARM64) native support via universal binary. ZeroTier now requires the very latest Xcode to build.
+ * **Linux performance improvements** for up to 25% faster tun/tap I/O performance on multi-core systems.
+ * **Multipath support** with modes modeled after the Linux kernel's bonding driver. This includes active-passive and active-active modes with fast failover and load balancing. See section 2.1.5 of the manual.
+ * **DNS configuration** push from network controllers to end nodes, with locally configurable permissions for whether or not push is allowed.
+ * **AES-GMAC-SIV** encryption mode, which is both somewhat more secure and significantly faster than the old Salsa20/12-Poly1305 mode on hardware that supports AES acceleration. This includes virtually all X86-64 chips and most ARM64. This mode is based on AES-SIV and has been audited by Trail of Bits to ensure that it is equivalent security-wise.
+
+Bug fixes:
+
+ * **Managed route assignment fixes** to eliminate missing routes on Linux and what we believe to be the source of sporadic high CPU usage on MacOS.
+ * **Hang on shutdown** issues should be fixed.
+ * **Sporadic multicast outages** should be fixed.
+
+Known remaining issues:
+
+ * AES hardware acceleration is not yet supported on 32-bit ARM, PowerPC (32 or 64), or MIPS (32 or 64) systems. Currently supported are X86-64 and ARM64/AARCH64 with crypto extensions.
+
 # 2020-10-05 -- Version 1.5.0 (actually 1.6.0-beta1)
 
 Version 1.6.0 (1.5.0 is a beta!) is a significant release that incorporates a number of back-ported fixes and features from the ZeroTier 2.0 tree.
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 417e7168a..f921505dd 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+zerotier-one (1.6.0) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * See RELEASE-NOTES.md for release notes.
+
+ -- Adam Ierymenko <adam.ierymenko@zerotier.com>  Thu, 19 Nov 2020 01:00:00 -0700
+
 zerotier-one (1.5.0) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Version 1.5.0 is actually 1.6.0-beta1
diff --git a/ext/installfiles/mac/ZeroTier One.pkgproj b/ext/installfiles/mac/ZeroTier One.pkgproj
index ad9aa0604..42a377d83 100755
--- a/ext/installfiles/mac/ZeroTier One.pkgproj	
+++ b/ext/installfiles/mac/ZeroTier One.pkgproj	
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@
 				<key>USE_HFS+_COMPRESSION</key>
 				<false/>
 				<key>VERSION</key>
-				<string>1.5.0</string>
+				<string>1.6.0</string>
 			</dict>
 			<key>TYPE</key>
 			<integer>0</integer>
diff --git a/windows/WinUI/AboutView.xaml b/windows/WinUI/AboutView.xaml
index d693c51da..f57c15c95 100644
--- a/windows/WinUI/AboutView.xaml
+++ b/windows/WinUI/AboutView.xaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
                     <Run Text="ZeroTier One"/>
                 </Paragraph>
                 <Paragraph TextAlignment="Center">
-                    <Run FontSize="14" Text="Version 1.5.0 (1.6.0-beta1)"/>
+                    <Run FontSize="14" Text="Version 1.6.0"/>
                     <LineBreak/>
                     <Run FontSize="14" Text="(c) 2011-2020 ZeroTier, Inc."/>
                     <LineBreak/>
diff --git a/zerotier-one.spec b/zerotier-one.spec
index a1cf24c25..452b3b5c1 100644
--- a/zerotier-one.spec
+++ b/zerotier-one.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:           zerotier-one
-Version:        1.5.0
+Version:        1.6.0
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        ZeroTier One network virtualization service
 
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ esac
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Nov 19 2020 Adam Ierymenko <adam.ierymenko@zerotier.com> - 1.6.0-0.1
+- see https://github.com/zerotier/ZeroTierOne for release notes
+
 * Mon Oct 05 2020 Adam Ierymenko <adam.ierymenko@zerotier.com> - 1.6.0-beta1
 - see https://github.com/zerotier/ZeroTierOne for release notes