diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 8ff1173d7..5ba03973c 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 REGISTRY_PREFIX=harbor.sheldan.dev/abstracto/
-VERSION=1.5.60
\ No newline at end of file
+VERSION=1.6.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_manual.yml b/.github/workflows/release_manual.yml
index af782be77..15fb80d85 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_manual.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_manual.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ jobs:
           git-release-bot-name: "release-bot"
           git-release-bot-email: "release-bot@sheldan.dev"
           release-branch-name: master
+          version-minor: true
           maven-args: "-Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true -s settings.xml -DskipTests"
           access-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: Install node dependencies and build