diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7cadbbe37a8d7c283464469f6bf1e3723c00b0d9..7008c52ec5060ebca0198a26139ca4785120704f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ Then copy your resulting wheel and install it via pip on the target system.
 
 # Changelog
 
+
+## v0.6.2
+
+* _TBA_
+
 ## v0.6.1
 
 * fixed an issue with `Iterators`
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 1ba3bf569c86d15b2c95089cb77cf8ac870ef8a7..0fdfddeb7f33509ed62cb0d352d13a27abd485c4 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # coding: utf-8
 [metadata]
 name = tempsdb
-version = 0.6.1
+version = 0.6.2a1
 long-description = file: README.md
 long-description-content-type = text/markdown; charset=UTF-8
 license_files = LICENSE