diff --git a/lib/fileutils.rb b/lib/fileutils.rb
index 3333307e22..c115005163 100644
--- a/lib/fileutils.rb
+++ b/lib/fileutils.rb
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ end
 # <tt>:verbose</tt> flags to methods in FileUtils.
 #
 module FileUtils
-  VERSION = "1.5.0"
+  VERSION = "1.6.0"
 
   def self.private_module_function(name)   #:nodoc:
     module_function name