diff --git a/bookwyrm/settings.py b/bookwyrm/settings.py
index 4483c07d9a..419b761951 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/settings.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/settings.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 env = Env()
 env.read_env()
 DOMAIN = env("DOMAIN")
-VERSION = "0.6.0"
+VERSION = "0.6.1"
 
 RELEASE_API = env(
     "RELEASE_API",