diff --git a/bsb_hdf5/__init__.py b/bsb_hdf5/__init__.py
index 5473516..076aa0a 100644
--- a/bsb_hdf5/__init__.py
+++ b/bsb_hdf5/__init__.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 import shutil
 import shortuuid
 
-__version__ = "1.0.0-b5"
+__version__ = "1.0.0-b6"
 __all__ = [
     "PlacementSet",
     "ConnectivitySet",
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ce16496..6e207c2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ docs = [
 name = "bsb_hdf5"
 
 [tool.bumpversion]
-current_version = "1.0.0-b5"
+current_version = "1.0.0-b6"
 parse = """(?x)
     (?P<major>0|[1-9]\\d*)\\.
     (?P<minor>0|[1-9]\\d*)\\.