diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c051013f3..82040a0ed 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ include(cmake/Dependencies.cmake)
 set(AMDGPU_TARGETS gfx803;gfx900;gfx906 CACHE STRING "List of specific machine types for library to target")
 
 # Setup VERSION
-set(VERSION_STRING "2.6.0")
+set(VERSION_STRING "2.6.1")
 rocm_setup_version(VERSION ${VERSION_STRING})
 
 # Print configuration summary