diff --git a/ovos_utils/version.py b/ovos_utils/version.py
index 2750b7c..63074a3 100644
--- a/ovos_utils/version.py
+++ b/ovos_utils/version.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # START_VERSION_BLOCK
 VERSION_MAJOR = 0
-VERSION_MINOR = 5
-VERSION_BUILD = 6
-VERSION_ALPHA = 0
+VERSION_MINOR = 6
+VERSION_BUILD = 0
+VERSION_ALPHA = 1
 # END_VERSION_BLOCK