diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 039c0205..3c326997 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+v1.6.0 - Tue, 06 Dec 2016 15:09:25 GMT
+--------------------------------------
+
+- [de14816](../../commit/de14816) [added] Ability for modal to be appended to arbitrary elements (#183)
+- [3d8e5a0](../../commit/3d8e5a0) [added] Add contentLabel prop to put aria-label on modal content
+
+
 v1.5.2 - Sat, 08 Oct 2016 14:29:09 GMT
 --------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index fd566533..6670dfae 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-modal",
-  "version": "1.5.2",
+  "version": "1.6.0",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/rackt/react-modal",
   "authors": [
     "Ryan Florence",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4cb31b14..6340bcd8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-modal",
-  "version": "1.5.2",
+  "version": "1.6.0",
   "description": "Accessible modal dialog component for React.JS",
   "main": "./lib/index",
   "repository": {