diff --git a/swift/version.py b/swift/version.py
index 096643798..bf88f8f17 100644
--- a/swift/version.py
+++ b/swift/version.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Make sure to modify __release_datetime__ to release time when making official release.
-__version__ = '2.6.0.post2'
+__version__ = '2.6.1'
 # default release datetime for branches under active development is set
 # to be a time far-far-away-into-the-future
 __release_datetime__ = '2099-10-13 08:56:12'