diff --git a/packages/attestation-service/package.json b/packages/attestation-service/package.json
index 9c5ea0d5cd3..ca1bd96bf54 100644
--- a/packages/attestation-service/package.json
+++ b/packages/attestation-service/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@celo/attestation-service",
-  "version": "1.5.0",
+  "version": "1.6.0-dev",
   "description": "Issues attestation messages for Celo's identity protocol",
   "main": "./lib/index.js",
   "types": "./lib/index.d.ts",