diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index f0710b9..cb1b6d7 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name: doctest
-Version: 0.5.0
-Date: 2016-11-13
+Version: 0.6.0
+Date: 2017-12-25
 Author: various authors
 Maintainer: Colin B. Macdonald <cbm@m.fsf.org>, Michael Walter <michael.walter@gmail.com>
 Title: Documentation tests
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index ec53949..5e108f0 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-doctest 0.6.0-dev
-=================
+doctest 0.6.0 (2017-12-25)
+==========================
 
   * Tests can now call "clear" and "clear all".
 
-  * Fix for running on Octave development versions (upcoming 4.4.0).
+  * Fixes for running on Octave development versions (upcoming 4.4.0).
 
   * Minimum supported Octave version is now 4.2.0.  The package no longer
     has any compiled code and does not include an "evalc" implementation.
diff --git a/inst/doctest.m b/inst/doctest.m
index f322f9b..116467c 100644
--- a/inst/doctest.m
+++ b/inst/doctest.m
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@
 [color_ok, color_err, color_warn, reset] = doctest_colors(fid);
 
 % print banner
-fprintf(fid, 'Doctest v0.6.0-dev: this is Free Software without warranty, see source.\n\n');
+fprintf(fid, 'Doctest v0.6.0: this is Free Software without warranty, see source.\n\n');
 
 
 summary = struct();