diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9e3f89df3..fc9a268e5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ include(GNUInstallDirs)
 # setup version numbers
 set(VERSION_MAJOR 2)
 set(VERSION_MINOR 6)
-set(VERSION_PATCH 0)
+set(VERSION_PATCH 1)
 
 # add an option for choosing the build type (shared or static)
 if(NOT (SFML_OS_IOS OR SFML_OS_ANDROID))
diff --git a/examples/assets/info.plist b/examples/assets/info.plist
index f8c7c5447..655be45e2 100644
--- a/examples/assets/info.plist
+++ b/examples/assets/info.plist
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 	<key>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key>
 	<string>6.0</string>
 	<key>CFBundleLongVersionString</key>
-	<string>2.6.0</string>
+	<string>2.6.1</string>
 	<key>CFBundleName</key>
 	<string>$(EXECUTABLE_NAME)</string>
 	<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
diff --git a/include/SFML/Config.hpp b/include/SFML/Config.hpp
index f4ea4ef3e..3093a7a51 100644
--- a/include/SFML/Config.hpp
+++ b/include/SFML/Config.hpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 #define SFML_VERSION_MAJOR 2
 #define SFML_VERSION_MINOR 6
-#define SFML_VERSION_PATCH 0
+#define SFML_VERSION_PATCH 1
 
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////