diff --git a/ariba/common.py b/ariba/common.py
index c4798115..fcc298e9 100644
--- a/ariba/common.py
+++ b/ariba/common.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import sys
 import subprocess
 
-version = '0.5.0'
+version = '0.6.0'
 
 def syscall(cmd, allow_fail=False, verbose=False):
     if verbose: