diff --git a/galgebra/_version.py b/galgebra/_version.py
index 9c060f37..7a519f9e 100644
--- a/galgebra/_version.py
+++ b/galgebra/_version.py
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 # 1) we don't load dependencies by storing it in __init__.py
 # 2) we can import it in setup.py for the same reason
 # 3) we can import it into your module
-__version__ = '0.6.0'
+__version__ = '0.6.1rc1'