diff --git a/scuba/version.py b/scuba/version.py
index 925284c5..b55151a2 100644
--- a/scuba/version.py
+++ b/scuba/version.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 DIST_SPEC = 'scuba'
 
 # Base version, which will be augmented with Git information
-BASE_VERSION = '2.6.0'
+BASE_VERSION = '2.6.1'
 
 # This string will be replaced by `git-archive`
 # with the abbreviated commit hash