diff --git a/quixstreams/__init__.py b/quixstreams/__init__.py
index 26e29535d..693fa9ccc 100644
--- a/quixstreams/__init__.py
+++ b/quixstreams/__init__.py
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 from .state import State
 
 
-__version__ = "2.5.1"
+__version__ = "2.6.0"