diff --git a/volatility/constants.py b/volatility/constants.py
index 6d1044fe1..15e5f3963 100644
--- a/volatility/constants.py
+++ b/volatility/constants.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 import os, sys
 
-VERSION = "2.6"
+VERSION = "2.6.1"
 
 SCAN_BLOCKSIZE = 1024 * 1024 * 10