diff --git a/VERSION.cmake b/VERSION.cmake
index 553a0f6ab703..4e5dc29f76a6 100644
--- a/VERSION.cmake
+++ b/VERSION.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 set( MIRALL_VERSION_MAJOR 2 )
 set( MIRALL_VERSION_MINOR 6 )
-set( MIRALL_VERSION_PATCH 0 )
+set( MIRALL_VERSION_PATCH 1 )
 set( MIRALL_VERSION_YEAR  2019 )
 set( MIRALL_SOVERSION 0 )