diff --git a/ntroot b/ntroot
index 2ade392..e0a63a8 100755
--- a/ntroot
+++ b/ntroot
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import subprocess
 from packaging import version
 import snakemake
 
-NTROOT_VERSION = "v1.1.5"
+NTROOT_VERSION = "v1.1.6"
 
 def set_up_parser():
     "Set-up the ntRoot argparse parser"