diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES
index 8a47eafbe7..99e1328da9 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Apache Flume 1.5.2
+Apache Flume 1.6.0
 
 CONTENTS
 1. What is Apache Flume
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ simple, extensible data model that allows for online analytic
 application.
 
 2. Status of this release
-Apache Flume 1.5.2 is the eighth release of Flume as an Apache top-level project
-(TLP). Apache Flume 1.5.2 is production-ready software.
+Apache Flume 1.6.0 is the ninth release of Flume as an Apache top-level project
+(TLP). Apache Flume 1.6.0 is production-ready software.
 
 3. Major changes in this Release
 For a detailed list of changes, please see the CHANGELOG file included
diff --git a/flume-ng-doc/sphinx/FlumeDeveloperGuide.rst b/flume-ng-doc/sphinx/FlumeDeveloperGuide.rst
index f948778e63..52a0cf244f 100644
--- a/flume-ng-doc/sphinx/FlumeDeveloperGuide.rst
+++ b/flume-ng-doc/sphinx/FlumeDeveloperGuide.rst
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 
 ======================================
-Flume 1.6.0-SNAPSHOT Developer Guide
+Flume 1.7.0-SNAPSHOT Developer Guide
 ======================================
 
 Introduction
diff --git a/flume-ng-doc/sphinx/FlumeUserGuide.rst b/flume-ng-doc/sphinx/FlumeUserGuide.rst
index 8d91cec0a3..39f5badd10 100644
--- a/flume-ng-doc/sphinx/FlumeUserGuide.rst
+++ b/flume-ng-doc/sphinx/FlumeUserGuide.rst
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 
 ======================================
-Flume 1.6.0-SNAPSHOT User Guide
+Flume 1.7.0-SNAPSHOT User Guide
 ======================================
 
 Introduction
@@ -3420,7 +3420,7 @@ Log4J Appender
 
 Appends Log4j events to a flume agent's avro source. A client using this
 appender must have the flume-ng-sdk in the classpath (eg,
-flume-ng-sdk-1.6.0-SNAPSHOT.jar).
+flume-ng-sdk-1.7.0-SNAPSHOT.jar).
 Required properties are in **bold**.
 
 =====================  =======  ==================================================================================
@@ -3484,7 +3484,7 @@ Load Balancing Log4J Appender
 
 Appends Log4j events to a list of flume agent's avro source. A client using this
 appender must have the flume-ng-sdk in the classpath (eg,
-flume-ng-sdk-1.6.0-SNAPSHOT.jar). This appender supports a round-robin and random
+flume-ng-sdk-1.7.0-SNAPSHOT.jar). This appender supports a round-robin and random
 scheme for performing the load balancing. It also supports a configurable backoff
 timeout so that down agents are removed temporarily from the set of hosts
 Required properties are in **bold**.
diff --git a/flume-ng-doc/sphinx/index.rst b/flume-ng-doc/sphinx/index.rst
index 39cf13f0aa..e3fd1b702b 100644
--- a/flume-ng-doc/sphinx/index.rst
+++ b/flume-ng-doc/sphinx/index.rst
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 
 ================================================
-Apache Flume 1.6.0-SNAPSHOT documentation
+Apache Flume 1.7.0-SNAPSHOT documentation
 ================================================
 
 Flume is a distributed, reliable, and available system for efficiently