diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 512cb99e276c7..7a7e06ba86c3f 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version: 2.1
 #        ORBS
 # -------------------------
 orbs:
-  nx: nrwl/nx@1.5.1
+  nx: nrwl/nx@1.6.0
   node: circleci/node@5.0.2
 
 # -------------------------
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/generators/ci-workflow/__snapshots__/ci-workflow.spec.ts.snap b/packages/workspace/src/generators/ci-workflow/__snapshots__/ci-workflow.spec.ts.snap
index 2eafea2200b9d..cba7a6bf8034e 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/generators/ci-workflow/__snapshots__/ci-workflow.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/generators/ci-workflow/__snapshots__/ci-workflow.spec.ts.snap
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ exports[`lib should generate circleci CI config 1`] = `
 "version: 2.1
 
 orbs:
-  nx: nrwl/nx@1.5.1
+  nx: nrwl/nx@1.6.0
 
 jobs:
   agent:
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/generators/ci-workflow/files/circleci/.circleci/config.yml__tmpl__ b/packages/workspace/src/generators/ci-workflow/files/circleci/.circleci/config.yml__tmpl__
index 913918953e633..0048f3ecc7050 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/generators/ci-workflow/files/circleci/.circleci/config.yml__tmpl__
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/generators/ci-workflow/files/circleci/.circleci/config.yml__tmpl__
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 version: 2.1
 
 orbs:
-  nx: nrwl/nx@1.5.1
+  nx: nrwl/nx@1.6.0
 
 jobs:
   agent: