diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index aa2e4c9fdfaba228778d9e0c8c9d36be8b72c552..f148b741443e415c4c192fbf4c4aaa8d2b881362 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ AC_INIT(libcelt/arch.h)
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER([config.h])
 
 CELT_MAJOR_VERSION=0
-CELT_MINOR_VERSION=5
-CELT_MICRO_VERSION=2
+CELT_MINOR_VERSION=6
+CELT_MICRO_VERSION=0
 CELT_EXTRA_VERSION=
 CELT_VERSION=$CELT_MAJOR_VERSION.$CELT_MINOR_VERSION.$CELT_MICRO_VERSION$CELT_EXTRA_VERSION
 
diff --git a/libcelt/modes.h b/libcelt/modes.h
index dba6deb1a6a368d43ed12ef353ac4f18fdcf5df6..0957261e760aa67037088e7934edc1d774446c01 100644
--- a/libcelt/modes.h
+++ b/libcelt/modes.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #include "psy.h"
 #include "pitch.h"
 
-#define CELT_BITSTREAM_VERSION 0x80000007
+#define CELT_BITSTREAM_VERSION 0x80000008
 
 #ifdef STATIC_MODES
 #include "static_modes.h"