diff --git a/tools/VERSION b/tools/VERSION
index b2fe8b5..756dd00 100644
--- a/tools/VERSION
+++ b/tools/VERSION
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 CHANNEL stable
 MAJOR 2
 MINOR 6
-PATCH 0
+PATCH 1
 PRERELEASE 0
 PRERELEASE_PATCH 0
 ABI_VERSION 19