diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 08561509..d4025541 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def _get_package_version() -> str:
     return f'{parts["major"]}.{parts["minor"]}.{parts["patch"]}'
 
 
-dbt_version = "1.5"
+dbt_version = "1.6"
 package_version = _get_package_version()
 description = "The athena adapter plugin for dbt (data build tool)"