diff --git a/lib/ipaddr.rb b/lib/ipaddr.rb
index 75922baa90af9f..03e1c18baacfae 100644
--- a/lib/ipaddr.rb
+++ b/lib/ipaddr.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #   p ipaddr3                   #=> #<IPAddr: IPv4:192.168.2.0/255.255.255.0>
 
 class IPAddr
-  VERSION = "1.2.5"
+  VERSION = "1.2.6"
 
   # 32 bit mask for IPv4
   IN4MASK = 0xffffffff