diff --git a/leeger/_version.py b/leeger/_version.py
index 7e13f71f..81bccb03 100644
--- a/leeger/_version.py
+++ b/leeger/_version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "2.6.0"
+__version__ = "2.6.1"
 
 # minimum supported Python version
 __version_minimum_python__ = "3.10"