diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index fdb980b84..681fa97f6 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 -- the release version. Normally major.minor[.bugfix], must be numeric.
 -- examples: 0.5, 0.5.1 (a bugfix release), 0.5.98 (0.6 alpha), 0.5.99 (0.6 beta)
-0.6
\ No newline at end of file
+0.6.1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Version.hs b/Version.hs
index e0a803b21..4f2460fb7 100644
--- a/Version.hs
+++ b/Version.hs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import Ledger.Utils
 import Options (progname)
 
 -- version and PATCHLEVEL are set by the makefile
-version       = "0.6.0"
+version       = "0.6.1"
 
 #ifdef PATCHLEVEL
 patchlevel = "." ++ show PATCHLEVEL -- must be numeric !
diff --git a/hledger.cabal b/hledger.cabal
index 62de398e0..029f419b3 100644
--- a/hledger.cabal
+++ b/hledger.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name:           hledger
 -- Version is set by the makefile
-version:        0.6
+version:        0.6.1
 category:       Finance
 synopsis:       A command-line (or curses or web-based) double-entry accounting tool.
 description: