diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 7d944568..88998c3b 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = v2.5.1
+current_version = v2.6.0
 commit = True
 tag = True
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2d0fefa4..d6833e98 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@oceanprotocol/contracts",
-  "version": "2.5.1",
+  "version": "2.6.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ca938ba9..67e115bd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@oceanprotocol/contracts",
-  "version": "2.5.1",
+  "version": "2.6.0",
   "description": "Ocean Protocol Smartcontracts",
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/oceanprotocol/contracts/issues"
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index acc793b6..25dcd887 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = ocean-contracts
-version = v2.5.1
+version = v2.6.0
 author = leucothia
 author_email = devops@oceanprotocol.com
 description =  🐳 Ocean Protocol L1 - v4