Apache Mynewt 1.6.0 release
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bbca278..a10555c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@
 Build the newtmgr tool as follows:
 
 1. Unpack newtmgr source.
-2. Rename resulting `apache-mynewt-newtmgr-1.3.0` directory to `$GOPATH/src/mynewt.apache.org/newtmgr`
+2. Rename resulting `apache-mynewt-newtmgr-1.6.0` directory to `$GOPATH/src/mynewt.apache.org/newtmgr`
 3. `cd $GOPATH/src/mynewt.apache.org/newtmgr/newtmgr`
 4. `go build`
diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 257b059..f9982a7 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # RELEASE NOTES
 
-04 June 2018 - Apache Newtmgr v1.4.0
+27 March 2019 - Apache Newtmgr v1.6.0
 
 For full release notes, please visit the
 [Apache Mynewt Wiki](https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MYNEWT/Release+Notes).
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@
 
 New features in this version of newtmgr include:
 
-* interactive shell for COAP operations
-* "version" command
-* moved documentation from apache-core to newtmgr repo
+* Display CBOR/binary log entries as text
 * various bugfixes
 
 If working on next-generation build and source package management systems
diff --git a/newtmgr/newtmgr.go b/newtmgr/newtmgr.go
index 42fe7ae..f1a8679 100644
--- a/newtmgr/newtmgr.go
+++ b/newtmgr/newtmgr.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 		ExeName:       "newtmgr",
 		ShortName:     "Newtmgr",
 		LongName:      "Apache Newtmgr",
-		VersionString: "1.5.0-dev",
+		VersionString: "1.6.0",
 		CfgFilename:   ".newtmgr.cp.json",
 	}