diff --git a/openaerostruct/__init__.py b/openaerostruct/__init__.py
index 43b48b6fd..e5e59e38d 100644
--- a/openaerostruct/__init__.py
+++ b/openaerostruct/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "2.5.3"
+__version__ = "2.6.0"