diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e332fe6e1a87..cd549e45b993 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3572,7 +3572,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "py-polars"
-version = "1.5.0"
+version = "1.6.0"
 dependencies = [
  "built",
  "jemallocator",
diff --git a/py-polars/Cargo.toml b/py-polars/Cargo.toml
index 99d2a6a0d395..a42c643516ea 100644
--- a/py-polars/Cargo.toml
+++ b/py-polars/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "py-polars"
-version = "1.5.0"
+version = "1.6.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [lib]