diff --git a/systemd.spec b/systemd.spec
index e7fd941..7e746c2 100644
--- a/systemd.spec
+++ b/systemd.spec
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Url:            https://pagure.io/centos-sig-hyperscale/systemd
 # Allow users to specify the version and release when building the rpm by
 # setting the %%version_override and %%release_override macros.
 Version:        %{?version_override}%{!?version_override:255.5}
-Release:        %{?release_override}%{!?release_override:1.5}%{?dist}
+Release:        %{?release_override}%{!?release_override:1.6}%{?dist}
 
 %global stable %(c="%version"; [ "$c" = "${c#*.*}" ]; echo $?)