diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index fd768a1c38..bfaa5ff552 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ AC_PREREQ([2.63])
 
 dnl The NM version number
 m4_define([nm_major_version], [1])
-m4_define([nm_minor_version], [3])
-m4_define([nm_micro_version], [90])
+m4_define([nm_minor_version], [5])
+m4_define([nm_micro_version], [0])
 m4_define([nm_version],
           [nm_major_version.nm_minor_version.nm_micro_version])
 m4_define([nm_git_sha], [m4_esyscmd([ ( [ -d ./.git/ ] && [ "$(readlink -f ./.git/)" = "$(readlink -f "$(git rev-parse --git-dir 2>/dev/null)" 2>/dev/null)" ] && git rev-parse --verify -q HEAD 2>/dev/null ) || true ])])
diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-version.h b/libnm-core/nm-version.h
index d7f112bf93..aa92c3f813 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-version.h
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-version.h
@@ -104,4 +104,18 @@
 # define NM_AVAILABLE_IN_1_4
 #endif
 
+#if NM_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED >= NM_VERSION_1_6
+# define NM_DEPRECATED_IN_1_6           G_DEPRECATED
+# define NM_DEPRECATED_IN_1_6_FOR(f)    G_DEPRECATED_FOR(f)
+#else
+# define NM_DEPRECATED_IN_1_6
+# define NM_DEPRECATED_IN_1_6_FOR(f)
+#endif
+
+#if NM_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED < NM_VERSION_1_6
+# define NM_AVAILABLE_IN_1_6            G_UNAVAILABLE(1,6)
+#else
+# define NM_AVAILABLE_IN_1_6
+#endif
+
 #endif  /* NM_VERSION_H */
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-version.h b/libnm-util/nm-version.h
index 760151a68f..b8b32306e0 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-version.h
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-version.h
@@ -104,4 +104,18 @@
 # define NM_AVAILABLE_IN_1_4
 #endif
 
+#if NM_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED >= NM_VERSION_1_6
+# define NM_DEPRECATED_IN_1_6           G_DEPRECATED
+# define NM_DEPRECATED_IN_1_6_FOR(f)    G_DEPRECATED_FOR(f)
+#else
+# define NM_DEPRECATED_IN_1_6
+# define NM_DEPRECATED_IN_1_6_FOR(f)
+#endif
+
+#if NM_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED < NM_VERSION_1_6
+# define NM_AVAILABLE_IN_1_6            G_UNAVAILABLE(1,6)
+#else
+# define NM_AVAILABLE_IN_1_6
+#endif
+
 #endif  /* NM_VERSION_H */
diff --git a/shared/nm-version-macros.h.in b/shared/nm-version-macros.h.in
index d67aab4cc7..bc76812793 100644
--- a/shared/nm-version-macros.h.in
+++ b/shared/nm-version-macros.h.in
@@ -69,8 +69,9 @@
 #define NM_VERSION_1_0    (NM_ENCODE_VERSION (1, 0, 0))
 #define NM_VERSION_1_2    (NM_ENCODE_VERSION (1, 2, 0))
 #define NM_VERSION_1_4    (NM_ENCODE_VERSION (1, 4, 0))
+#define NM_VERSION_1_6    (NM_ENCODE_VERSION (1, 6, 0))
 
-#define NM_VERSION_CUR_STABLE  NM_VERSION_1_2
-#define NM_VERSION_NEXT_STABLE NM_VERSION_1_4
+#define NM_VERSION_CUR_STABLE  NM_VERSION_1_4
+#define NM_VERSION_NEXT_STABLE NM_VERSION_1_6
 
 #endif  /* __NM_VERSION_MACROS_H__ */