diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 04afc121..86ba91c5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>sc.fiji</groupId>
 	<artifactId>bigdataviewer-core</artifactId>
-	<version>10.5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>10.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
 	<name>BigDataViewer Core</name>
 	<description>BigDataViewer core classes with minimal dependencies.</description>