diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 19c771c..ba6f6c6 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "collar"
-version = "1.5.3"
+version = "1.6.0"
 description = "The self-improving AI agent — creates skills from experience, improves them during use, and runs anywhere"
 readme = "README.md"
 # Upper bound is load-bearing, not cosmetic. uv resolves the project's