This is the first production release for O2. It is based on the 1.5.x development series tested in ER10 and includes the additional features listed at https://github.com/ligo-cbc/pycbc/milestone/20?closed=1 The major enhancements since 1.5.10 are: Ability to use the new lalsimulation waveform interface. Ability to use split template banks based on the new HDF5 format. The release uses the configuration files in https://code.pycbc.phy.syr.edu/ligo-cbc/pycbc-config/tree/v1.6.0/O2/pipeline and is compatible with the configuration files in https://code.pycbc.phy.syr.edu/ligo-cbc/pycbc-config/tree/v1.5.10/ER10/pipeline This release has been tested against LALSuite with the hash a2a5a476d33f169b8749e2840c306a48df63c936 On a machine with CVMFS installed, a pre-built virtual environment is available for Red Hat 7 compatible operating systems by running the command: source /cvmfs/oasis.opensciencegrid.org/ligo/sw/pycbc/x86_64_rhel_7/virtualenv/pycbc-v1.6.0/bin/activate A bundled pycbc_inspiral executable for use on the Open Science Grid is available at /cvmfs/oasis.opensciencegrid.org/ligo/sw/pycbc/x86_64_rhel_6/bundle/v1.6.0/pycbc_inspiral