diff --git a/lib/riak/version.rb b/lib/riak/version.rb
index 66deb890..07d21302 100644
--- a/lib/riak/version.rb
+++ b/lib/riak/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Riak
-  VERSION = "2.5.0"
+  VERSION = "2.6.0"
 end