diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 907cf630..69ba9f5c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@novnc/novnc",
-  "version": "1.5.0",
+  "version": "1.6.0-beta",
   "description": "An HTML5 VNC client",
   "browser": "lib/rfb",
   "directories": {