diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3e30678dbd21c95f9a2a7f98b378263e2c65878e..206a1baf7f130325561b72e56027faf32424b74d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "vips_reference_model"
-version = "0.2.5"
+version = "0.2.6"
 description = "Example VIPS model, showcasing functionality"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [{ name="Tor-Einar Skog", email="tor-einar.skog@nibio.no" }]
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ requires-python = ">=3.9"
 dev = ["bumpver", "pytest"]
 
 [tool.bumpver]
-current_version = "0.2.5"
+current_version = "0.2.6"
 version_pattern = "MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH"
 commit_message = "bump version {old_version} -> {new_version}"
 commit = true