diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index 435fffd..e32b0f9 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -382,3 +382,5 @@ Version 0.5.3
 - fixed bug displaying pixmaps with transparency
 - fixed bug displaying wrong headers in skin setup submenus
 
+Version 0.6.0
+
diff --git a/skindesigner.c b/skindesigner.c
index 840a3c4..22d2871 100644
--- a/skindesigner.c
+++ b/skindesigner.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #endif
 
 
-static const char *VERSION        = "0.5.3";
+static const char *VERSION        = "0.6.0";
 static const char *DESCRIPTION    = trNOOP("Skin Designer");
 
 class cPluginSkinDesigner : public cPlugin, public skindesignerapi::SkindesignerAPI {