diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f874168d0e..b090ab244a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,49 @@
 # vscode-powershell Release History
 
+## 1.6.0
+### Thursday, February 22, 2018
+
+#### Fixes and Improvements
+
+- [PowerShell/vscode-powershell #907](https://github.com/PowerShell/vscode-powershell/issues/907) -
+  Persist temp console debug session.
+
+- [PowerShell/vscode-powershell #1198](https://github.com/PowerShell/vscode-powershell/pull/1198) -
+  Enhance Start-EditorServices.ps1 for better logging and fix bugs.
+
+- [PowerShell/PowerShellEditorServices #413](https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShellEditorServices/issues/413) -
+  Allow opening files as not previews to allow Open-EditorFile to open multiple files passed in.
+
+- [PowerShell/vscode-powershell #1177](https://github.com/PowerShell/vscode-powershell/issues/1177) -
+  Add function-advanced snippet. Thanks to [Benny1007](https://github.com/Benny1007)!
+
+- [PowerShell/vscode-powershell #1179](https://github.com/PowerShell/vscode-powershell/issues/1179) -
+  Switch onDebug to onDebugResolve:type for better debugging perf.
+
+- [PowerShell/vscode-powershell #1086](https://github.com/PowerShell/vscode-powershell/issues/1086) -
+  Add tslint to vscode-powershell and address all issues.
+
+- [PowerShell/vscode-powershell #1153](https://github.com/PowerShell/vscode-powershell/issues/1153) -
+  Add docs for ps remoting in vscode.
+
+- [PowerShell/vscode-powershell #1161](https://github.com/PowerShell/vscode-powershell/pull/1161) -
+  Check for the expected version of the PowerShell Editor Services module fails because of the wrong function parameters. Thanks to [ant-druha](https://github.com/ant-druha)!
+
+- [PowerShell/vscode-powershell #1141](https://github.com/PowerShell/vscode-powershell/pull/1141) -
+  Updated install script minified URL. Thanks to [tabs-not-spaces](https://github.com/tabs-not-spaces)!
+
+- [PowerShell/PowerShellEditorServices #258](https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShellEditorServices/issues/258) -
+  add .Save() to FileContext API.
+
+- [PowerShell/vscode-powershell #1137](https://github.com/PowerShell/vscode-powershell/pull/1137) -
+  Added 64bit support & vscode-insiders install support. Thanks to [tabs-not-spaces](https://github.com/tabs-not-spaces)!
+
+- [PowerShell/vscode-powershell #1115](https://github.com/PowerShell/vscode-powershell/issues/1115) -
+  Fixed "Open in ISE" keyboard shortcut from overwriting basic editing keyboard shortcut.
+
+- [PowerShell/vscode-powershell #1111](https://github.com/PowerShell/vscode-powershell/issues/1111) -
+  Update examples tasks.json for 2.0.0 schema.
+
 ## 1.5.1
 ### Tuesday, November 14, 2017
 
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index ea860c2d9f..4b767554c8 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version: '1.5.1-insiders-{build}'
+version: '1.6.0-insiders-{build}'
 image: Visual Studio 2017
 clone_depth: 10
 skip_tags: true
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7ea5ec9067..6276b37b98 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "PowerShell",
   "displayName": "PowerShell",
-  "version": "1.5.1",
+  "version": "1.6.0",
   "publisher": "ms-vscode",
   "description": "Develop PowerShell scripts in Visual Studio Code!",
   "engines": {
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 418288f4c6..eb27fd56cf 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import utils = require("./utils");
 
 // NOTE: We will need to find a better way to deal with the required
 //       PS Editor Services version...
-const requiredEditorServicesVersion = "1.5.1";
+const requiredEditorServicesVersion = "1.6.0";
 
 let logger: Logger;
 let sessionManager: SessionManager;