diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6a7fc7f845..cf94e47291 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>io.github.retrooper</groupId>
     <artifactId>packetevents</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8-pre-5</version>
+    <version>1.8-pre-6</version>
     <build>
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/retrooper/packetevents/PacketEvents.java b/src/main/java/io/github/retrooper/packetevents/PacketEvents.java
index 43b6f030da..123966a391 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/retrooper/packetevents/PacketEvents.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/retrooper/packetevents/PacketEvents.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public final class PacketEvents implements Listener, EventManager {
     //TODO finish unfinished wrappers
     private static PacketEvents instance;
     private static Plugin plugin;
-    private final PEVersion version = new PEVersion(1, 7, 9, 5);
+    private final PEVersion version = new PEVersion(1, 7, 9, 6);
     private final EventManager eventManager = new PEEventManager();
     private final PlayerUtils playerUtils = new PlayerUtils();
     private final ServerUtils serverUtils = new ServerUtils();