diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0ad1e5cdc..7670dbe33 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def find_package_data(data_root, package_root):
 
 
 # #########################
-VERSION = '0.5.1'
+VERSION = '0.6.0'
 ISRELEASED = True 
 __version__ = VERSION
 # #########################