diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index c552a4301..1a3f73dce 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-15.0.1rc1.dev5
+15.0.1rc1.dev6
diff --git a/src/main/aerospike.c b/src/main/aerospike.c
index dcfb3cd52..15a36420c 100644
--- a/src/main/aerospike.c
+++ b/src/main/aerospike.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ static int Aerospike_Clear(PyObject *aerospike)
 PyMODINIT_FUNC PyInit_aerospike(void)
 {
 
-    const char version[] = "15.0.1rc1.dev5";
+    const char version[] = "15.0.1rc1.dev6";
     // Makes things "thread-safe"
     Py_Initialize();
     int i = 0;