diff --git a/adflow/__init__.py b/adflow/__init__.py
index 91b18249c..1a50c2a83 100644
--- a/adflow/__init__.py
+++ b/adflow/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "2.5.3"
+__version__ = "2.6.0"
 
 from mpi4py import MPI