diff --git a/apps/android/app/build.gradle b/apps/android/app/build.gradle
index 6d7cdb93b1..1840adee5a 100644
--- a/apps/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/apps/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ android {
         applicationId "chat.simplex.app"
         minSdk 29
         targetSdk 32
-        versionCode 23
-        versionName "1.5.1"
+        versionCode 24
+        versionName "1.6"
 
         testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
         ndk {