diff --git a/.SRCINFO b/.SRCINFO
index 39eb3f2fa01a9..956190a95f96d 100644
--- a/.SRCINFO
+++ b/.SRCINFO
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 pkgbase = plasmazones-bin
 	pkgdesc = FancyZones-style window tiling for KDE Plasma (binary)
-	pkgver = 1.5.9
+	pkgver = 1.6.0
 	pkgrel = 1
 	url = https://github.com/fuddlesworth/PlasmaZones
 	install = plasmazones.install
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pkgbase = plasmazones-bin
 	provides = plasmazones
 	conflicts = plasmazones
 	conflicts = plasmazones-git
-	source = plasmazones-bin-1.5.9.pkg.tar.zst::https://github.com/fuddlesworth/PlasmaZones/releases/download/v1.5.9/plasmazones-1.5.9-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
-	sha256sums = 2ed2c0fb470c837bacc09de307ffaa4208fe65d5ba9741bf4c383116fed93949
+	source = plasmazones-bin-1.6.0.pkg.tar.zst::https://github.com/fuddlesworth/PlasmaZones/releases/download/v1.6.0/plasmazones-1.6.0-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
+	sha256sums = 0cbd949a0720159a984932cd7555743d10d7e8e52952ddcff9b0f2c947620d22
 
 pkgname = plasmazones-bin
diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 9ab4e4f6b555c..4f6ed31215f73 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
 pkgname=plasmazones-bin
-pkgver=1.5.9
+pkgver=1.6.0
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc='FancyZones-style window tiling for KDE Plasma (binary)'
 arch=('x86_64')
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ optdepends=(
 provides=('plasmazones')
 conflicts=('plasmazones' 'plasmazones-git')
 source=("$pkgname-$pkgver.pkg.tar.zst::$url/releases/download/v$pkgver/plasmazones-$pkgver-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst")
-sha256sums=('2ed2c0fb470c837bacc09de307ffaa4208fe65d5ba9741bf4c383116fed93949')
+sha256sums=('0cbd949a0720159a984932cd7555743d10d7e8e52952ddcff9b0f2c947620d22')
 install=plasmazones.install
 
 package() {
diff --git a/plasmazones.install b/plasmazones.install
index 72c03c7e5340c..66d652248ea52 100644
--- a/plasmazones.install
+++ b/plasmazones.install
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ post_install() {
     echo "  To enable the daemon:"
     echo "      systemctl --user enable --now plasmazones.service"
     echo ""
+    echo "  The KWin effect is enabled by default, but KWin must be"
+    echo "  restarted to load it. Log out and back in, or run:"
+    echo "      kwin_wayland --replace &"
+    echo ""
     echo "  Settings: System Settings → Window Management → PlasmaZones"
     echo ""
     echo "  If PlasmaZones doesn't appear in System Settings, run:"
@@ -27,6 +31,9 @@ post_upgrade() {
     echo "  If the daemon was running, restart it:"
     echo "      systemctl --user restart plasmazones.service"
     echo ""
+    echo "  Note: KWin must be restarted to pick up effect plugin changes."
+    echo "  Log out and back in, or run: kwin_wayland --replace &"
+    echo ""
 }
 
 post_remove() {