diff --git a/lib/bson/version.rb b/lib/bson/version.rb
index 624f8a1..63d8537 100644
--- a/lib/bson/version.rb
+++ b/lib/bson/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module BSON
-  VERSION = "1.6.1"
+  VERSION = "1.6.0"
 end