diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index 38432ff4a..c854ef80b 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 *Bug tracker at https://github.com/giampaolo/psutil/issues*
 
-6.0.1 (IN DEVELOPMENT)
+6.1.0 (IN DEVELOPMENT)
 ======================
 
 XXXX-XX-XX
diff --git a/psutil/__init__.py b/psutil/__init__.py
index c1e038f3e..763a5f00e 100644
--- a/psutil/__init__.py
+++ b/psutil/__init__.py
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
 AF_LINK = _psplatform.AF_LINK
 
 __author__ = "Giampaolo Rodola'"
-__version__ = "6.0.1"
+__version__ = "6.1.0"
 version_info = tuple([int(num) for num in __version__.split('.')])
 
 _timer = getattr(time, 'monotonic', time.time)