diff --git a/pydantic_settings/version.py b/pydantic_settings/version.py
index 3fd9fb7..bff5353 100644
--- a/pydantic_settings/version.py
+++ b/pydantic_settings/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION = '2.6.0'
+VERSION = '2.6.1'