diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 716597c..647493a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ include (GetGitRevisionDescription)
 git_describe (VERSION "--tags")
 if ("x_${VERSION}" STREQUAL "x_GIT-NOTFOUND")
   message (WARNING " - Install git to compile a production libmraa!")
-  set (VERSION "v0.5.4-dirty")
+  set (VERSION "v0.6.0-dirty")
 endif ()
 
 message (INFO " - libmraa Version ${VERSION}")
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index bcdc128..b01acfe 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@ This changelog is meant as a quick & rough guide to what has changed between
 versions. The API is now fairly stable but when new calls/features are added
 they are listed here. Anything pre 0.2.x is ignored.
 
+**0.6.0**
+  * add device path queries for uart
+  * add platform configuration querying
+  * gpio sample added
+  * improve i2c/spi write/read API for python & nodejs
+  * performance improvements on edison & galileo
+
 **0.5.4**
   * pwm read_* fix introduced in 0.5.3
   * improved npmpkg support