diff --git a/control b/control
index ff087d4307ed9f9c1919c19df6b93e7163b4e05f..91d3149865de8fd00357a77e7cc53dc65596eafc 100755
--- a/control
+++ b/control
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 # release version
-version=2.4.1
+version=2.6.1
 
 CWD=$(cd $(dirname $0)/; pwd)
 cd $CWD