diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index df38710423c..4789675a8a3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ Changelog
 
 kitty is a feature full, cross-platform, *fast*, GPU based terminal emulator.
 
-version 0.6.0 [future]
-------------------------
+version 0.6.0 [2017-12-18]
+---------------------------
 
 - Support background transparency via the background_opacity option. Provided
   that your OS/window manager supports transparency, you can now have kitty
diff --git a/kitty/constants.py b/kitty/constants.py
index e453ef1188f..7a701b727f3 100644
--- a/kitty/constants.py
+++ b/kitty/constants.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from .fast_data_types import set_boss as set_c_boss
 
 appname = 'kitty'
-version = (0, 5, 1)
+version = (0, 6, 0)
 str_version = '.'.join(map(str, version))
 _plat = sys.platform.lower()
 is_macos = 'darwin' in _plat