diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 0cc2f6e11..76c271c1d 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #                                               -*- Autoconf -*-
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
-AC_INIT([lxc], [0.6.0])
+AC_INIT([lxc], [0.6.1])
 
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([configure.in])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])