diff --git a/VERSION.cmake b/VERSION.cmake
index 260dbde8b7..61adf735e7 100644
--- a/VERSION.cmake
+++ b/VERSION.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 set( MIRALL_VERSION_MAJOR 2 )
-set( MIRALL_VERSION_MINOR 5 )
+set( MIRALL_VERSION_MINOR 6 )
 set( MIRALL_VERSION_PATCH 0 )
 set( MIRALL_VERSION_YEAR  2018 )
 set( MIRALL_SOVERSION 0 )