diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 518d4663..3b55fe41 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.6.0
+current_version = 0.6.1
 commit = True
 tag = True
 tag_name = {new_version}
diff --git a/meld/__init__.py b/meld/__init__.py
index d51bdbcf..2a0760ce 100644
--- a/meld/__init__.py
+++ b/meld/__init__.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 logger = logging.getLogger("meld")
 logger.addHandler(logging.NullHandler())
 
-__version__ = "0.6.0"
+__version__ = "0.6.1"
 
 from openmm import unit  # type: ignore
 
diff --git a/plugin/python/meldplugin.i b/plugin/python/meldplugin.i
index 578d6422..fd6219fc 100644
--- a/plugin/python/meldplugin.i
+++ b/plugin/python/meldplugin.i
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace std {
 
 /* include version information */
 %pythoncode %{
-__version__ = '0.6.0'
+__version__ = '0.6.1'
 %}
 
 /*
diff --git a/plugin/python/setup.py b/plugin/python/setup.py
index 17041c51..c9580fab 100644
--- a/plugin/python/setup.py
+++ b/plugin/python/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import os
 import platform
 
-version = '0.6.0'
+version = '0.6.1'
 
 openmm_dir = '@OPENMM_DIR@'
 meldplugin_header_dir = '@MELDPLUGIN_HEADER_DIR@'