diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 22e2827..338d839 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ ext.releaseBuild = version.endsWith('RELEASE')
 ext.snapshotBuild = version.endsWith('SNAPSHOT')
 ext.milestoneBuild = !(releaseBuild || snapshotBuild)
 
-ext['apache-geode.version'] = '1.4.0'
+ext['apache-geode.version'] = '1.6.0'
 
 repositories {
   maven { url = "https://repo.spring.io/libs-snapshot" }