diff --git a/loki-logback-appender/VERSION b/loki-logback-appender/VERSION
index 78718a7..689d928 100644
--- a/loki-logback-appender/VERSION
+++ b/loki-logback-appender/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.6.0-SNAPSHOT
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+1.6.0-m1
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