diff --git a/bonito/__init__.py b/bonito/__init__.py
index 32513344..62b3695e 100644
--- a/bonito/__init__.py
+++ b/bonito/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     'basecaller', 'train', 'evaluate', 'view', 'convert', 'download', 'export'
 ]
 
-__version__ = '0.6.0'
+__version__ = '0.6.1'
 
 
 def main():