diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3b0ad0be..46e7c775 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #                                               -*- Autoconf -*-
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
-AC_INIT([profanity], [0.5.1], [boothj5web@gmail.com])
+AC_INIT([profanity], [0.6.0], [boothj5web@gmail.com])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/main.c])