diff --git a/mysql_mimic/version.py b/mysql_mimic/version.py
index 0e5f6c3..d90b680 100644
--- a/mysql_mimic/version.py
+++ b/mysql_mimic/version.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """mysql-mimic version information"""
 
-__version__ = "2.5.7"
+__version__ = "2.6.1"
 
 
 def main(name: str) -> None: