diff --git a/fastplotlib/_version.py b/fastplotlib/_version.py
index e6ac4d62d..1cd4ca99b 100644
--- a/fastplotlib/_version.py
+++ b/fastplotlib/_version.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 # This is the reference version number, to be bumped before each release.
 # The build system detects this definition when building a distribution.
-__version__ = "0.5.1"
+__version__ = "0.6.0"
 
 # Allow using nearly the same code in different projects
 project_name = "fastplotlib"