diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.rst b/RELEASE_NOTES.rst
index dee9a4e0..2caa0be5 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.rst
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.rst
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 .. towncrier release notes start
 
-qupulse 0.5.1 (2021-07-08)
+qupulse 0.6 (2021-07-08)
 ==========================
 
 Features
diff --git a/qupulse/__init__.py b/qupulse/__init__.py
index 3ba31fd9..e14749f2 100644
--- a/qupulse/__init__.py
+++ b/qupulse/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from qupulse.utils.types import MeasurementWindow, ChannelID
 from . import pulses
 
-__version__ = '0.5.1'
+__version__ = '0.6'
 __all__ = ["MeasurementWindow", "ChannelID", "pulses"]