diff --git a/Version.txt b/Version.txt
index 6368a4374b..86ad6e6e53 100644
--- a/Version.txt
+++ b/Version.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 OR_TOOLS_MAJOR=7
-OR_TOOLS_MINOR=5
+OR_TOOLS_MINOR=6
 #PRE_RELEASE=YES