diff --git a/src/pysimmmulator/VERSION b/src/pysimmmulator/VERSION
index 4b9fcbe..ee6cdce 100644
--- a/src/pysimmmulator/VERSION
+++ b/src/pysimmmulator/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.5.1
+0.6.1
diff --git a/src/pysimmmulator/__init__.py b/src/pysimmmulator/__init__.py
index 24b0c43..70fd4cc 100644
--- a/src/pysimmmulator/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pysimmmulator/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 __author__ = "RyanAugust"
 __license__ = "MIT"
 __copyright__ = "Copyright 2025"
-__version__ = "0.6.0"
+__version__ = "0.6.1"
 
 from .simulate import Simulate, Multisim
 from .load_parameters import load_config, define_basic_params