diff --git a/tools/VERSION b/tools/VERSION
index ae98bff..7a8f7e4 100644
--- a/tools/VERSION
+++ b/tools/VERSION
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@
 CHANNEL stable
 MAJOR 1
 MINOR 5
-PATCH 5
+PATCH 6
 PRERELEASE 0
 PRERELEASE_PATCH 0