diff --git a/elixir_buildpack.config b/elixir_buildpack.config
index 4867efbe4..faa97eb59 100644
--- a/elixir_buildpack.config
+++ b/elixir_buildpack.config
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-erlang_version=20.1
-elixir_version=1.5.2
+erlang_version=20.2
+elixir_version=1.6.1
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 58fc055c5..9e89b16f3 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ defmodule CodeCorps.Mixfile do
   def project do
     [app: :code_corps,
      version: "0.0.1",
-     elixir: "~> 1.5.2",
+     elixir: "~> 1.6",
      elixirc_paths: elixirc_paths(Mix.env),
      compilers: [:phoenix, :gettext] ++ Mix.compilers,
      dialyzer: [ignore_warnings: "dialyzer.ignore-warnings", plt_add_apps: [:kernel, :stdlib], plt_add_deps: :transitive],