diff --git a/cpp/version.cmake b/cpp/version.cmake
index 59396f61..c5262be4 100644
--- a/cpp/version.cmake
+++ b/cpp/version.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 set(VERSION_MAJOR 6)
-set(VERSION_MINOR 0)
+set(VERSION_MINOR 1)
 set(VERSION_PATCH 0)
 set(VERSION_REVISION 0)
 add_definitions(-DVERSION_MAJOR=${VERSION_MAJOR})