diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7a7eb80..0594d43 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 MODULES = set_user
 
 EXTENSION = set_user
-DATA = set_user--1.5.sql set_user--1.4--1.5.sql set_user--1.1--1.4.sql set_user--1.0--1.1.sql
+DATA = set_user--1.6.sql set_user--1.5--1.6.sql set_user--1.4--1.5.sql set_user--1.1--1.4.sql set_user--1.0--1.1.sql
 PGFILEDESC = "set_user - similar to SET ROLE but with added logging"
 
 REGRESS = set_user
diff --git a/set_user--1.5--1.6.sql b/set_user--1.5--1.6.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a216c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/set_user--1.5--1.6.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/* set-user-1.5--1.6.sql */
+
+-- complain if script is sourced in psql, rather than via ALTER EXTENSION
+\echo Use "ALTER EXTENSION set_user UPDATE to '1.6'" to load this file. \quit
+
+-- just bumping our version to 1.6. no new sql function features here, so nothing to do.
diff --git a/set_user--1.5.sql b/set_user--1.6.sql
similarity index 94%
rename from set_user--1.5.sql
rename to set_user--1.6.sql
index 1ae0769..1bdefbb 100644
--- a/set_user--1.5.sql
+++ b/set_user--1.6.sql
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* set-user--1.5.sql */
+/* set-user--1.6.sql */
 
 -- complain if script is sourced in psql, rather than via CREATE EXTENSION
 \echo Use "CREATE EXTENSION set_user" to load this file. \quit
@@ -39,3 +39,4 @@ LANGUAGE C STRICT;
 REVOKE EXECUTE ON FUNCTION set_user_u(text) FROM PUBLIC;
 
 /* No new sql functions for 1.5 */
+/* No new sql functions for 1.6 */
diff --git a/set_user.control b/set_user.control
index b4d8dc0..ab68f03 100644
--- a/set_user.control
+++ b/set_user.control
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # set_user extension
 comment = 'similar to SET ROLE but with added logging'
-default_version = '1.5'
+default_version = '1.6'
 module_pathname = '$libdir/set_user'
 relocatable = true