diff --git a/extensions/inference-cortex-extension/bin/version.txt b/extensions/inference-cortex-extension/bin/version.txt
index 90a27f9cea..d749db52d1 100644
--- a/extensions/inference-cortex-extension/bin/version.txt
+++ b/extensions/inference-cortex-extension/bin/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.0.5
+1.0.6-rc1