CB-11832 Updated version and RELEASENOTES.md for release 1.6.0
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 # Release Notes
                                               
+### 1.6.0 (Sep 08, 2016)
+* [CB-11795](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-11795) Add 'protective' entry to cordovaDependencies
+* [CB-9022](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-9022) Fix exception thrown by call to `remapApi` on main thread
+* Plugin uses `Android Log class` and not `Cordova LOG class`
+* [CB-9022](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-9022) Resolve source URI on background thread
+* [CB-11316](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-11316) **windows**: Added `content-type` for files
+* Close invalid PRs
+* [CB-11497](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-11497) Use `cordova-vm` for testing 304 errors
+* Add badges for paramedic builds on Jenkins
+* documentation with a wrong log message in `fileTransfer.download` function
+* added link to sample
+* Add pull request template.
+* [CB-10974](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-10974) Cordova file transfer `Content-Length` header problem
+* Add fenced code blocks to help code formatting
+* [CB-11165](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-11165) removed peer dependency
+* [CB-11003](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-11003) Adding sample section to documentation.
+* [CB-10996](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-10996) Adding front matter to README.md
+
 ### 1.5.1 (Apr 15, 2016)
-* CB-10536 Removing flaky test assertions about abort callback latency
+* [CB-10536](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-10536) Removing flaky test assertions about abort callback latency
 * Removing the expectation in `spec.34` for the transfer method to be called.
-* CB-10978 Fix `file-transfer.tests` JSHint issues
-* CB-10782 Occasional failure in file transfer tests causing mobilespec crash
-* CB-10771 Fixing failure when empty string passed as a value for option parameter in upload function
-* CB-10636 Add `JSHint` for plugins
+* [CB-10978](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-10978) Fix `file-transfer.tests` JSHint issues
+* [CB-10782](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-10782) Occasional failure in file transfer tests causing mobilespec crash
+* [CB-10771](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-10771) Fixing failure when empty string passed as a value for option parameter in upload function
+* [CB-10636](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-10636) Add `JSHint` for plugins
 
 ### 1.5.0 (Jan 15, 2016)
-* CB-10208 Fix `file-transfer` multipart form data upload format on **Windows**
-* CB-9837 Add data `URI` support to `file-transfer` upload on **iOS**
-* CB-9600 `FileUploadOptions` params not posted on **iOS**
-* CB-9840 Fallback `file-transfer` `uploadResponse` encoding to `latin1` in case not encoded with `UTF-8` on **iOS**
-* CB-9840 Fallback `file-transfer` upload/download response encoding to `latin1` in case not encoded with `UTF-8` on **iOS**
-* CB-8641 **Windows Phone 8.1** Some `file-transfer` plugin tests occasionally fail in `mobilespec`
+* [CB-10208](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-10208) Fix `file-transfer` multipart form data upload format on **Windows**
+* [CB-9837](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-9837) Add data `URI` support to `file-transfer` upload on **iOS**
+* [CB-9600](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-9600) `FileUploadOptions` params not posted on **iOS**
+* [CB-9840](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-9840) Fallback `file-transfer` `uploadResponse` encoding to `latin1` in case not encoded with `UTF-8` on **iOS**
+* [CB-9840](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-9840) Fallback `file-transfer` upload/download response encoding to `latin1` in case not encoded with `UTF-8` on **iOS**
+* [CB-8641](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8641) **Windows Phone 8.1** Some `file-transfer` plugin tests occasionally fail in `mobilespec`
 * Adding linting and fixing linter warnings. Reducing timeouts to 7 seconds.
-* CB-10100 updated file dependency to not grab new majors
-* CB-7006 Empty file is created on file transfer if server response is 304
-* CB-10098 `filetransfer.spec.33` is faulty
-* CB-9969 Filetransfer upload error deletes original file
-* CB-10088 `filetransfer spec.10` and `spec.11` test is faulty
-* CB-9969 Filetransfer upload error deletes original file
-* CB-10086 There are two `spec.31` tests for `file-transfer` tests
-* CB-10037 Add progress indicator to file-transfer manual tests
-* CB-9563 Mulptipart form data is used even a header named `Content-Type` is present
-* CB-8863 fix block usage of self
+* [CB-10100](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-10100) updated file dependency to not grab new majors
+* [CB-7006](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-7006) Empty file is created on file transfer if server response is 304
+* [CB-10098](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-10098) `filetransfer.spec.33` is faulty
+* [CB-9969](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-9969) Filetransfer upload error deletes original file
+* [CB-10088](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-10088) `filetransfer spec.10` and `spec.11` test is faulty
+* [CB-9969](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-9969) Filetransfer upload error deletes original file
+* [CB-10086](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-10086) There are two `spec.31` tests for `file-transfer` tests
+* [CB-10037](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-10037) Add progress indicator to file-transfer manual tests
+* [CB-9563](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-9563) Mulptipart form data is used even a header named `Content-Type` is present
+* [CB-8863](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8863) fix block usage of self
 
 ### 1.4.0 (Nov 18, 2015)
 * [CB-10035](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-10035) Updated `RELEASENOTES` to be newest to oldest
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 614e80c..efe9f6d 100644
--- a/package.json
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "cordova-plugin-file-transfer",
-  "version": "1.5.2-dev",
+  "version": "1.6.0",
   "description": "Cordova File Transfer Plugin",
   "cordova": {
     "id": "cordova-plugin-file-transfer",
diff --git a/plugin.xml b/plugin.xml
index 2b0e057..9469c45 100644
--- a/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugin.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 <plugin xmlns="http://apache.org/cordova/ns/plugins/1.0"
     xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     id="cordova-plugin-file-transfer"
-    version="1.5.2-dev">
+    version="1.6.0">
     <name>File Transfer</name>
     <description>Cordova File Transfer Plugin</description>
     <license>Apache 2.0</license>
diff --git a/tests/plugin.xml b/tests/plugin.xml
index bd7611d..6a1bfb6 100644
--- a/tests/plugin.xml
+++ b/tests/plugin.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 <plugin xmlns="http://apache.org/cordova/ns/plugins/1.0"
     xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     id="cordova-plugin-file-transfer-tests"
-    version="1.5.2-dev">
+    version="1.6.0">
     <name>Cordova File Transfer Plugin Tests</name>
     <license>Apache 2.0</license>