diff --git a/brouter-codec/pom.xml b/brouter-codec/pom.xml
index 7bec86b..ec364b6 100644
--- a/brouter-codec/pom.xml
+++ b/brouter-codec/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.btools</groupId>
         <artifactId>brouter</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.5</version>
+        <version>1.6.0</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>brouter-codec</artifactId>
diff --git a/brouter-core/pom.xml b/brouter-core/pom.xml
index 43b909f..5b93d6a 100644
--- a/brouter-core/pom.xml
+++ b/brouter-core/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.btools</groupId>
         <artifactId>brouter</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.5</version>
+        <version>1.6.0</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>brouter-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/brouter-core/src/main/java/btools/router/OsmTrack.java b/brouter-core/src/main/java/btools/router/OsmTrack.java
index f31b04c..5ec3071 100644
--- a/brouter-core/src/main/java/btools/router/OsmTrack.java
+++ b/brouter-core/src/main/java/btools/router/OsmTrack.java
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ public final class OsmTrack
     }
     else
     {
-      sb.append( " creator=\"BRouter-1.5.5\" version=\"1.1\">\n" );
+      sb.append( " creator=\"BRouter-1.6.0\" version=\"1.1\">\n" );
     }
 
     if ( turnInstructionMode == 3) // osmand style
diff --git a/brouter-expressions/pom.xml b/brouter-expressions/pom.xml
index 0789f30..7be6d58 100644
--- a/brouter-expressions/pom.xml
+++ b/brouter-expressions/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.btools</groupId>
         <artifactId>brouter</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.5</version>
+        <version>1.6.0</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>brouter-expressions</artifactId>
diff --git a/brouter-map-creator/pom.xml b/brouter-map-creator/pom.xml
index 928f1b2..efa809d 100644
--- a/brouter-map-creator/pom.xml
+++ b/brouter-map-creator/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.btools</groupId>
         <artifactId>brouter</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.5</version>
+        <version>1.6.0</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>brouter-map-creator</artifactId>
diff --git a/brouter-mapaccess/pom.xml b/brouter-mapaccess/pom.xml
index 3dcf240..b816fad 100644
--- a/brouter-mapaccess/pom.xml
+++ b/brouter-mapaccess/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.btools</groupId>
         <artifactId>brouter</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.5</version>
+        <version>1.6.0</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>brouter-mapaccess</artifactId>
diff --git a/brouter-routing-app/AndroidManifest.xml b/brouter-routing-app/AndroidManifest.xml
index 76c435e..604581a 100644
--- a/brouter-routing-app/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/brouter-routing-app/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-      android:versionCode="38"
-      android:versionName="1.5.5" package="btools.routingapp">
+      android:versionCode="39"
+      android:versionName="1.6.0" package="btools.routingapp">
     <application android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="@string/app_name">
         <activity android:name=".BRouterActivity"
                   android:label="@string/app_name"
diff --git a/brouter-routing-app/pom.xml b/brouter-routing-app/pom.xml
index 8407191..139b976 100644
--- a/brouter-routing-app/pom.xml
+++ b/brouter-routing-app/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.btools</groupId>
         <artifactId>brouter</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.5</version>
+        <version>1.6.0</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>brouter-routing-app</artifactId>
diff --git a/brouter-routing-app/src/main/java/btools/routingapp/BRouterView.java b/brouter-routing-app/src/main/java/btools/routingapp/BRouterView.java
index af47521..6d0ce96 100644
--- a/brouter-routing-app/src/main/java/btools/routingapp/BRouterView.java
+++ b/brouter-routing-app/src/main/java/btools/routingapp/BRouterView.java
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ public class BRouterView extends View
       String basedir = fbd.getAbsolutePath();
       AppLogger.log( "using basedir: " + basedir );
 
-      String version = "v1.5.5";
+      String version = "v1.6.0";
 
       // create missing directories
       assertDirectoryExists( "project directory", basedir + "/brouter", null, null );
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ public class BRouterView extends View
         else
         {
           String memstat =  memoryClass + "mb pathPeak " + ((cr.getPathPeak()+500)/1000) + "k";
-          String result = "version = BRouter-1.5.5\n" + "mem = " + memstat + "\ndistance = " + cr.getDistance() / 1000. + " km\n" + "filtered ascend = " + cr.getAscend()
+          String result = "version = BRouter-1.6.0\n" + "mem = " + memstat + "\ndistance = " + cr.getDistance() / 1000. + " km\n" + "filtered ascend = " + cr.getAscend()
               + " m\n" + "plain ascend = " + cr.getPlainAscend() + " m\n" + "estimated time = " + cr.getTime();
 
           rawTrack = cr.getFoundRawTrack();
diff --git a/brouter-server/pom.xml b/brouter-server/pom.xml
index 179d2bf..b334cd7 100644
--- a/brouter-server/pom.xml
+++ b/brouter-server/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.btools</groupId>
         <artifactId>brouter</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.5</version>
+        <version>1.6.0</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>brouter-server</artifactId>
diff --git a/brouter-server/src/main/java/btools/server/BRouter.java b/brouter-server/src/main/java/btools/server/BRouter.java
index 9b619f7..d13641c 100644
--- a/brouter-server/src/main/java/btools/server/BRouter.java
+++ b/brouter-server/src/main/java/btools/server/BRouter.java
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public class BRouter
       }
       System.exit(0);
     }
-    System.out.println("BRouter 1.5.5 / 22072019");
+    System.out.println("BRouter 1.6.0 / 16022020");
     if ( args.length < 6 )
     {
       System.out.println("Find routes in an OSM map");
diff --git a/brouter-server/src/main/java/btools/server/RouteServer.java b/brouter-server/src/main/java/btools/server/RouteServer.java
index f96cd0b..b215447 100644
--- a/brouter-server/src/main/java/btools/server/RouteServer.java
+++ b/brouter-server/src/main/java/btools/server/RouteServer.java
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ public class RouteServer extends Thread implements Comparable<RouteServer>
 
   public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception
   {
-        System.out.println("BRouter 1.5.5 / 22072019");
+        System.out.println("BRouter 1.6.0 / 16022020");
         if ( args.length != 5 && args.length != 6)
         {
           System.out.println("serve BRouter protocol");
diff --git a/brouter-util/pom.xml b/brouter-util/pom.xml
index bf8d91f..0760275 100644
--- a/brouter-util/pom.xml
+++ b/brouter-util/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.btools</groupId>
         <artifactId>brouter</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.5</version>
+        <version>1.6.0</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>brouter-util</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8e92396..b33c1cc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.btools</groupId>
   <artifactId>brouter</artifactId>
-  <version>1.5.5</version>
+  <version>1.6.0</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <url>http://brouter.de/brouter/</url>
   <name>brouter</name>