diff --git a/appc-lifecycle-management/appc-lifecycle-management-api/pom.xml b/appc-lifecycle-management/appc-lifecycle-management-api/pom.xml
index cbb349f..190f233 100644
--- a/appc-lifecycle-management/appc-lifecycle-management-api/pom.xml
+++ b/appc-lifecycle-management/appc-lifecycle-management-api/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>appc-lifecycle-management-api</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.onap.appc</groupId>
-    <version>1.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
 
     <name>appc-lifecycle-management-api</name>