diff --git a/appc-inbound/appc-design-services/features/features-appc-design-services/pom.xml b/appc-inbound/appc-design-services/features/features-appc-design-services/pom.xml
index c872954..3b3ce15 100644
--- a/appc-inbound/appc-design-services/features/features-appc-design-services/pom.xml
+++ b/appc-inbound/appc-design-services/features/features-appc-design-services/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.onap.appc</groupId>
     <artifactId>features-appc-design-services</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>feature</packaging>
 
     <name></name>