diff --git a/constants.py b/constants.py
index e3b7db0..c227a19 100644
--- a/constants.py
+++ b/constants.py
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 antiSpamFile = 'wordlist.txt'
 blacklistFile = 'word_blacklist.txt'
+# reserved for 1.7.0 or later
+# ipBlacklistFile = 'ip_blacklist.txt'
 configFile = 'config.json'
 faviconDir = Path.cwd() / 'static' / 'icons' / 'favicon'
+emojiPath = Path.cwd() / 'static' / 'emojis'
 appName = 'CatAsk'
-version = '1.5.6'
+version = '1.6.0'
 # id (identifier) is to be interpreted as described in https://semver.org/#spec-item-9
 version_id = '-alpha'