diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 1a9cf4e..4c98f7a 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 # NOTE: update version in CMakeLists.txt after changing these
 N2N_MAJOR="2"
-N2N_MINOR="5"
-N2N_PATCH="1"
+N2N_MINOR="6"
+N2N_PATCH="0"
 
 N2N_VERSION_SHORT="$N2N_MAJOR.$N2N_MINOR.$N2N_PATCH"