diff --git a/params/version.go b/params/version.go
index 2b34347d79..11339aab4d 100644
--- a/params/version.go
+++ b/params/version.go
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	VersionMajor = 2  // Major version component of the current release
-	VersionMinor = 5  // Minor version component of the current release
-	VersionPatch = 4  // Patch version component of the current release
+	VersionMinor = 6  // Minor version component of the current release
+	VersionPatch = 0  // Patch version component of the current release
 	VersionMeta  = "" // Version metadata to append to the version string
 )