diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c0a88e52..c2398b66 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ name = "Removals"
 showcontent = true
 
 [tool.bumpversion]
-current_version = "0.2.5"
+current_version = "0.2.6"
 parse = """
     (?P<major>\\d+)
     \\.(?P<minor>\\d+)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7bbc0355..fdeede33 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ install_requires.extend(crypto_requires)
 setup(
     name="libp2p",
     # *IMPORTANT*: Don't manually change the version here. See Contributing docs for the release process.
-    version="0.2.5",
+    version="0.2.6",
     description=description,
     long_description=long_description,
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",