diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index cee29441ab..d59a13045a 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ def setup_package():
     sys.path.insert(0, src_path)
 
     setup(name='pymvpa2',
-          version='2.6.0',
+          version='2.6.1',
           author='Michael Hanke, Yaroslav Halchenko, Nikolaas N. Oosterhof',
           author_email='pkg-exppsy-pymvpa@lists.alioth.debian.org',
           license='MIT License',