diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 107c1da85..ee7abcd20 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ include(cmake/Dependencies.cmake)
 set(AMDGPU_TARGETS gfx803;gfx900;gfx906 CACHE STRING "List of specific machine types for library to target")
 
 # Setup VERSION
-set(VERSION_STRING "2.5.0.")
+set(VERSION_STRING "2.6.0.")
 
 # Check if BUILD_NUMBER is defined in a Jenkins environment
 if($ENV{BUILD_NUMBER})