diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index cbe2085..473f1b0 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 # Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
 _MAJOR_VERSION = "0"
-_MINOR_VERSION = "5"
+_MINOR_VERSION = "6"
 _PATCH_VERSION = "0"
 
 _VERSION_SUFFIX = "alpha"