diff --git a/core/sys_config.inc.php b/core/sys_config.inc.php
index abc007661..a47051ef1 100644
--- a/core/sys_config.inc.php
+++ b/core/sys_config.inc.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ function _d($name, $value) {if(!defined($name)) define($name, $value);}
 _d("NICE_URLS", false);      // boolean  force niceurl mode
 _d("SEARCH_ACCEL", false);   // boolean  use search accelerator
 _d("WH_SPLITS", 1);          // int      how many levels of subfolders to put in the warehouse
-_d("VERSION", '2.5.5+');     // string   shimmie version
+_d("VERSION", '2.6.0');      // string   shimmie version
 _d("TIMEZONE", null);        // string   timezone
 _d("CORE_EXTS", "bbcode,user,mail,upload,image,view,handle_pixel,ext_manager,setup,upgrade,handle_404,comment,tag_list,index,tag_edit,alias_editor"); // extensions to always enable
 _d("EXTRA_EXTS", "");        // string   optional extra extensions