diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c0817f3f..612eedf8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "janus-core"
-version = "0.5.0b0"
+version = "0.6.0b1"
 description = "Tools for machine learnt interatomic potentials"
 authors = [
     "Elliott Kasoar",