diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6d433a2ef4..9a8adf0c48 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14.0)
-project(notcurses VERSION 1.6.19
+project(notcurses VERSION 1.6.20
   DESCRIPTION "Blingful UI for modern terminal emulators"
   HOMEPAGE_URL "https://nick-black.com/dankwiki/index.php/notcurses"
   LANGUAGES C CXX)
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 0c8056b8f7..27c00da271 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 This document attempts to list user-visible changes and any major internal
 rearrangements of Notcurses.
 
-* 1.6.20 (not yet released)
+* 1.6.20 (2020-08-30)
   * Added convenience functions `ncplane_y()` and `ncplane_x()`, components
     of longstanding `ncplane_yx()`.
   * `ncreel` functions now generally call `ncreel_redraw()` themselves. This
diff --git a/doc/Doxyfile b/doc/Doxyfile
index e17ead3ad9..3923e6a465 100644
--- a/doc/Doxyfile
+++ b/doc/Doxyfile
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = Notcurses
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.6.19
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.6.20
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a
diff --git a/doc/man/index.html b/doc/man/index.html
index 7b31bd2d52..9f00d55027 100644
--- a/doc/man/index.html
+++ b/doc/man/index.html
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ <h2>
     </h2>
   </center>
   <hr>
-  <h1><a href="https://nick-black.com/dankwiki/index.php/Notcurses">notcurses</a> man pages (v1.6.19)</h1>
+  <h1><a href="https://nick-black.com/dankwiki/index.php/Notcurses">notcurses</a> man pages (v1.6.20)</h1>
   <iframe align="right" style="width:120px;height:240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ac&ref=qf_sp_asin_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=nickblack05-20&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=B086PNVNC9&asins=B086PNVNC9&linkId=bef6e495a4119e9da4cf26d76b5c55a3&show_border=false&link_opens_in_new_window=false&price_color=333333&title_color=0066c0&bg_color=ffffff"></iframe>
   <a href="notcurses.3.html">notcurses(3)</a>—a blingful TUI library<br/>
   <h2>Binaries (section 1)</h2>
diff --git a/doc/man/man1/ncneofetch.1.md b/doc/man/man1/ncneofetch.1.md
index 449ef7ef93..625fc7c1e2 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/ncneofetch.1.md
+++ b/doc/man/man1/ncneofetch.1.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % ncneofetch(1)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.19
+% v1.6.20
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man1/notcurses-demo.1.md b/doc/man/man1/notcurses-demo.1.md
index 799ea0f4c0..9c599340fe 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/notcurses-demo.1.md
+++ b/doc/man/man1/notcurses-demo.1.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses-demo(1)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.19
+% v1.6.20
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man1/notcurses-input.1.md b/doc/man/man1/notcurses-input.1.md
index c80915b4b4..22ba13b417 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/notcurses-input.1.md
+++ b/doc/man/man1/notcurses-input.1.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses-input(1)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.19
+% v1.6.20
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man1/notcurses-ncreel.1.md b/doc/man/man1/notcurses-ncreel.1.md
index 93438f3c78..678f900d80 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/notcurses-ncreel.1.md
+++ b/doc/man/man1/notcurses-ncreel.1.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses-ncreel(1)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.19
+% v1.6.20
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man1/notcurses-tester.1.md b/doc/man/man1/notcurses-tester.1.md
index 26cbf05e50..20828ad831 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/notcurses-tester.1.md
+++ b/doc/man/man1/notcurses-tester.1.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses-tester(1)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.19
+% v1.6.20
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man1/notcurses-tetris.1.md b/doc/man/man1/notcurses-tetris.1.md
index b88d346944..d1d4a9d416 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/notcurses-tetris.1.md
+++ b/doc/man/man1/notcurses-tetris.1.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses-tetris(1)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.19
+% v1.6.20
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man1/notcurses-view.1.md b/doc/man/man1/notcurses-view.1.md
index 5bd225f2b4..3b882b6976 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/notcurses-view.1.md
+++ b/doc/man/man1/notcurses-view.1.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses-view(1)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.19
+% v1.6.20
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses.3.md
index eed7d3ef3d..fe546ac9fb 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.19
+% v1.6.20
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_capabilities.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_capabilities.3.md
index 5d829ab5ab..6972d1398f 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_capabilities.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_capabilities.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_capabilities(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.19
+% v1.6.20
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_cell.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_cell.3.md
index ddf6373b56..525399c40a 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_cell.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_cell.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_cell(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.19
+% v1.6.20
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_channels.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_channels.3.md
index 7116fc7cd8..f767dc0802 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_channels.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_channels.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_channels(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.19
+% v1.6.20
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_directmode.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_directmode.3.md
index a30f5f4969..9405ae6e3d 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_directmode.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_directmode.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % ncdirect_init(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.19
+% v1.6.20
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_fade.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_fade.3.md
index c89ba872f9..d9175f5ba7 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_fade.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_fade.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_fade(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.19
+% v1.6.20
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_fds.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_fds.3.md
index 1bd652128d..2197e9bbd6 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_fds.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_fds.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_fds(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.19
+% v1.6.20
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_init.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_init.3.md
index 74908e6568..7f85c8b65c 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_init.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_init.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_init(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.19
+% v1.6.20
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_input.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_input.3.md
index 9ba91da296..e571f071a3 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_input.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_input.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_input(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.19
+% v1.6.20
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_lines.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_lines.3.md
index c371c1df5f..920eb08405 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_lines.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_lines.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_lines(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.19
+% v1.6.20
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_menu.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_menu.3.md
index 2ff1f857c6..565ea4e982 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_menu.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_menu.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_menu(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.19
+% v1.6.20
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_metric.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_metric.3.md
index 8cf3b21690..e94d9ce3b0 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_metric.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_metric.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_metric(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.19
+% v1.6.20
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_multiselector.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_multiselector.3.md
index 1c66cfca50..22c676a81d 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_multiselector.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_multiselector.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_multiselector(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.19
+% v1.6.20
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_output.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_output.3.md
index 6afcecbd24..9a2c7ca2cd 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_output.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_output.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_output(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.19
+% v1.6.20
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_palette.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_palette.3.md
index 9579047cc5..1da0a61dc9 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_palette.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_palette.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_palette(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.19
+% v1.6.20
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_plane.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_plane.3.md
index 03f9d6f486..4f9cb88898 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_plane.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_plane.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_plane(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.19
+% v1.6.20
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_plot.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_plot.3.md
index 14fd41e1c7..1f04b64465 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_plot.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_plot.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_plot(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.19
+% v1.6.20
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_reader.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_reader.3.md
index 043aa61cbf..9f625db80b 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_reader.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_reader.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_reader(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.19
+% v1.6.20
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_reel.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_reel.3.md
index 6fa41cbae3..7353b6ecb6 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_reel.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_reel.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_reel(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.19
+% v1.6.20
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_refresh.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_refresh.3.md
index 8b9f0b5bce..0b5d16ae83 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_refresh.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_refresh.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_refresh(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.19
+% v1.6.20
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_render.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_render.3.md
index 36fe7635aa..5e0300fd4f 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_render.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_render.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_render(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.19
+% v1.6.20
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_selector.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_selector.3.md
index a1353592de..b86c3982e4 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_selector.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_selector.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_selector(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.19
+% v1.6.20
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_stats.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_stats.3.md
index 351279ea3e..2d6aab60d0 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_stats.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_stats.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_stats(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.19
+% v1.6.20
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_stdplane.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_stdplane.3.md
index deaa5c9924..ab829022a7 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_stdplane.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_stdplane.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_stdplane(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.19
+% v1.6.20
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_stop.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_stop.3.md
index dcfe06efc4..61c03a4950 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_stop.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_stop.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_stop(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.19
+% v1.6.20
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_visual.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_visual.3.md
index 5ddb101935..10e10c19e8 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_visual.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_visual.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_visual(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.19
+% v1.6.20
 
 # NAME
 notcurses_visual - notcurses multimedia
diff --git a/python/notcurses-pydemo.1.md b/python/notcurses-pydemo.1.md
index a0bb6e03ab..c0f34dbc80 100644
--- a/python/notcurses-pydemo.1.md
+++ b/python/notcurses-pydemo.1.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses-pydemo(1)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.19
+% v1.6.20
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/python/setup.py b/python/setup.py
index a4573fa5ff..7b23556606 100644
--- a/python/setup.py
+++ b/python/setup.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def read(fname):
 
 setup(
     name="notcurses",
-    version="1.6.19",
+    version="1.6.20",
     packages=['notcurses'],
     scripts=['notcurses-pydemo'],
     package_dir={'': 'src'},
diff --git a/rust/Cargo.toml b/rust/Cargo.toml
index 0e5fe6b8c5..ee8ad68e0e 100644
--- a/rust/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "libnotcurses-sys"
-version = "1.6.19"
+version = "1.6.20"
 authors = ["nick black <dankamongmen@gmail.com>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 edition = "2018"
diff --git a/rust/build/build.rs b/rust/build/build.rs
index 60660e9a95..be45f3215f 100644
--- a/rust/build/build.rs
+++ b/rust/build/build.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 // largely taken from https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-bindgen/tutorial-3.html
 fn main() {
     let plib = pkg_config::Config::new()
-        .atleast_version("1.6.19")
+        .atleast_version("1.6.20")
         .probe("notcurses")
         .unwrap();