diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index c92c6f2..149ad95 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ require 'date'
 require 'spec/rake/spectask'
 
 GEM = "chef-deploy"
-GEM_VERSION = "0.2.5"
+GEM_VERSION = "0.2.6.pre"
 AUTHOR = "Ezra Zygmuntowicz"
 EMAIL = "Your Email"
 HOMEPAGE = "http://example.com"