diff --git a/versions.yaml b/versions.yaml
index 73540318ca..5893f32722 100644
--- a/versions.yaml
+++ b/versions.yaml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ assets:
       uscan-url: >-
         https://github.com/firecracker-microvm/firecracker/tags
         .*/v?(\d\S+)\.tar\.gz
-      version: "v1.4.0"
+      version: "v1.6.0"
 
     qemu:
       description: "VMM that uses KVM"