diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b71bb6e598e4924d81dc24e6a0f8c9947a22209f..34cffc92c02899798f10b00d6e6efda349f0b440 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ opt(ZIPPER "Enable Zip file compression/decompression" OFF)
 
 set(GMSH_MAJOR_VERSION 3)
 set(GMSH_MINOR_VERSION 0)
-set(GMSH_PATCH_VERSION 5)
+set(GMSH_PATCH_VERSION 6)
 set(GMSH_EXTRA_VERSION "" CACHE STRING "Gmsh extra version string")
 
 set(GMSH_VERSION "${GMSH_MAJOR_VERSION}.${GMSH_MINOR_VERSION}")