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-## Current
+## 1.6.0-rc1 (May 29, 2019)
 Features:
-- TBD
+- Modular architecture for UCT transports
+- ROCm transport re-design: support for managed memory, direct copy, ROCm GDR
+- Random scheduling policy for DC transport
+- Optimized out-of-box settings for multi-rail
+- Added support for OmniPath (using Verbs)
+- Support for PCI atomics with IB transports
+- Reduced UCP address size for homogeneous environments
+
+Bugfixes:
+- Multiple stability and performance improvements in TCP transport
+- Multiple stability fixed in Verbs and MLX5 transports
+- Multiple stability fixes in UCM memory hooks
+- Multiple stability fixes in UGNI transport
+- RPM Spec file cleanup
+- Fixing compilation issues with most recent clang and gcc compilers
 
 Tested configurations:
 - RDMA: MLNX_OFED 4.5, distribution inbox drivers, rdma-core 22.1
-- CUDA: gdrcopy 1.3.2, cuda 9.2
+- CUDA: gdrcopy 1.3.2, cuda 9.2, ROCm 2.2
 - XPMEM: 2.6.2
 - KNEM: 1.1.3
 
+## 1.5.1 (April 1, 2019)
+Bugfixes:
+- Fix dc_mlx5 transport support check for inbox libmlx5 drivers - issue #3301
+- Fix compilation warnings with gcc9 and clang
+- ROCm - reduce log level of device-not-found message
+
 ## 1.5.0 (February 14, 2019)
 Features:
 - New emulation mode enabling full UCX functionality (Atomic, Put, Get)
@@ -101,7 +121,7 @@ Tested configurations:
 
 Features:
 - Added stream-based communication API to UCP
-- Added support for GPU platforms: Nvidia CUDA and AMD ROCM software stacks
+- Added support for GPU platforms: Nvidia CUDA and AMD ROCm software stacks
 - Added API for client/server based connection establishment
 - Added support for TCP transport
 - Support for InfiniBand tag-matching offload for DC and accelerated transports