diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 45fd7123b555e0166e6619675a785b131b832ef8..f2af378501beb5bd5afa5f4d00c453f568c04741 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import subprocess
 import sys
 
 
-version = '2.5.4'
+version = '2.6.0'
 
 
 try: