diff --git a/ipykernel/_version.py b/ipykernel/_version.py
index e673d0cd8..f5743bbf6 100644
--- a/ipykernel/_version.py
+++ b/ipykernel/_version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version_info = (6, 0, 0)
+version_info = (6, 0, 1)
 __version__ = ".".join(map(str, version_info[:3]))
 
 # pep440 is annoying, beta/alpha/rc should _not_ have dots or pip/setuptools