diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a4139adda20..7db09061756 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # along with Cockpit; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 AC_INIT([Cockpit],
-        [0.5],
+        [0.6],
         [devel@lists.cockpit-project.org],
         [cockpit],
         [http://www.cockpit-project.org/])