diff --git a/dogecoin-qt.pro b/dogecoin-qt.pro
index ce60f76f1..961d8225b 100644
--- a/dogecoin-qt.pro
+++ b/dogecoin-qt.pro
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 TEMPLATE = app
 TARGET = dogecoin-qt
 macx:TARGET = "Dogecoin-Qt"
-VERSION = 1.5.3
+VERSION = 1.6.0
 INCLUDEPATH += src src/json src/qt
 QT += core gui network
 greaterThan(QT_MAJOR_VERSION, 4): QT += widgets
diff --git a/share/setup-win-build.nsi b/share/setup-win-build.nsi
index d5c3814f4..9fd9b28cb 100644
--- a/share/setup-win-build.nsi
+++ b/share/setup-win-build.nsi
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ SetCompressor /SOLID lzma
 
 # General Symbol Definitions
 !define REGKEY "SOFTWARE\$(^Name)"
-!define VERSION "1.5.3.0"
+!define VERSION "1.6.0.0"
 !define COMPANY "Dogecoin"
 !define URL http://dogecoin.com
 
diff --git a/share/setup.nsi b/share/setup.nsi
index 706671d0b..4172e0d35 100644
--- a/share/setup.nsi
+++ b/share/setup.nsi
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ SetCompressor /SOLID lzma
 
 # General Symbol Definitions
 !define REGKEY "SOFTWARE\$(^Name)"
-!define VERSION 1.5.3
+!define VERSION 1.6.0
 !define COMPANY "Dogecoin project"
 !define URL http://www.dogecoin.com/
 
diff --git a/src/clientversion.h b/src/clientversion.h
index a8c70d654..859a193de 100644
--- a/src/clientversion.h
+++ b/src/clientversion.h
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 
 // These need to be macros, as version.cpp's and bitcoin-qt.rc's voodoo requires it
 #define CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR       1
-#define CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR       5
-#define CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION    3
+#define CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR       6
+#define CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION    0
 #define CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD       0
 
 // Set to true for release, false for prerelease or test build
diff --git a/src/qt/res/images/wallet_bgcoin.png b/src/qt/res/images/wallet_bgcoin.png
index 5d5340ea1..1d08e2d2b 100644
Binary files a/src/qt/res/images/wallet_bgcoin.png and b/src/qt/res/images/wallet_bgcoin.png differ
diff --git a/src/version.cpp b/src/version.cpp
index 4dff4bb23..bf768ce21 100644
--- a/src/version.cpp
+++ b/src/version.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const std::string CLIENT_NAME("Shibetoshi");
 #define GIT_ARCHIVE 1
 #ifdef GIT_ARCHIVE
 #    define GIT_COMMIT_ID ""
-#    define GIT_COMMIT_DATE "Mon, 23 Feb 2014 13:37:00 +0000"
+#    define GIT_COMMIT_DATE "Wed, 12 Mar 2014 13:37:00 +0000"
 #endif
 
 #define BUILD_DESC_FROM_COMMIT(maj,min,rev,build,commit) \
diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index 270417b7d..9d9fd5bac 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ extern const std::string CLIENT_DATE;
 // network protocol versioning
 //
 
-static const int PROTOCOL_VERSION = 70001;
+static const int PROTOCOL_VERSION = 70002;
 
 // intial proto version, to be increased after version/verack negotiation
 static const int INIT_PROTO_VERSION = 209;