diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fcc33bd4e..6b9039702 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.0)
 project(gqrx)
 set(${PROJECT_NAME}_MAJOR "2")
 set(${PROJECT_NAME}_MINOR "6")
-set(${PROJECT_NAME}_PATCH "0")
-##set(VERSION "${${PROJECT_NAME}_MAJOR}.${${PROJECT_NAME}_MINOR}.${${PROJECT_NAME}_PATCH}")
-set(VERSION "${${PROJECT_NAME}_MAJOR}.${${PROJECT_NAME}_MINOR}")
+set(${PROJECT_NAME}_PATCH "1")
+set(VERSION "${${PROJECT_NAME}_MAJOR}.${${PROJECT_NAME}_MINOR}.${${PROJECT_NAME}_PATCH}")
+##set(VERSION "${${PROJECT_NAME}_MAJOR}.${${PROJECT_NAME}_MINOR}")
 add_definitions(-DVERSION="${VERSION}")
 
 # development version
diff --git a/gqrx.pro b/gqrx.pro
index 743143555..69811780d 100644
--- a/gqrx.pro
+++ b/gqrx.pro
@@ -68,13 +68,13 @@ CONFIG(debug, debug|release) {
 
     # Define version string (see below for releases)
     ##VER = $$system(git describe --abbrev=8)
-    VER = 2.6
+    VER = 2.6.1
 
 } else {
     DEFINES += QT_NO_DEBUG
     DEFINES += QT_NO_DEBUG_OUTPUT
     ##VER = $$system(git describe --abbrev=1)
-    VER = 2.6
+    VER = 2.6.1
 
     # Release binaries with gr bundled
     # QMAKE_RPATH & co won't work with origin