diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bbc29ba..2d2cf7d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -107,12 +107,12 @@ ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="**" emerge --ask ~games-util/gamemode-9999
 ```
 
 ### Build and Install GameMode
-Then clone, build and install a release version of GameMode at 1.5.1:
+Then clone, build and install a release version of GameMode at 1.6:
 
 ```bash
 git clone https://github.com/FeralInteractive/gamemode.git
 cd gamemode
-git checkout 1.5.1 # omit to build the master branch
+git checkout 1.6 # omit to build the master branch
 ./bootstrap.sh
 ```