diff --git a/src/frontends/gnome/NEWS b/src/frontends/gnome/NEWS
index f5e48ce39..18b60628c 100644
--- a/src/frontends/gnome/NEWS
+++ b/src/frontends/gnome/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+NetworkManager-strongswan-1.6.0
+-------------------------------
+
+- Support for GTK 4
+- Removed libnm-glib compatibility
+
 NetworkManager-strongswan-1.5.2
 -------------------------------
 
diff --git a/src/frontends/gnome/configure.ac b/src/frontends/gnome/configure.ac
index 715ffb380..c374194f7 100644
--- a/src/frontends/gnome/configure.ac
+++ b/src/frontends/gnome/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.52)
 
-AC_INIT(NetworkManager-strongswan, 1.5.2, info@strongswan.org, NetworkManager-strongswan)
+AC_INIT(NetworkManager-strongswan, 1.6.0, info@strongswan.org, NetworkManager-strongswan)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([subdir-objects])
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE