diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index d8e9f5a..d46314d 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ inputs:
   instrumentation-version:
     description: "The version of app.testlens:junit-platform-instrumentation to use"
     required: true
-    default: "1.5.0"
+    default: "1.6.0"
   write-log-files:
     description: "Writes diagnostic output to log files"
     required: false