diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index ccd8b26f11..7a13501b64 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <package format="3">
   <name>pinocchio</name>
-  <version>2.5.6</version>
+  <version>2.6.0</version>
   <description>A fast and flexible implementation of Rigid Body Dynamics algorithms and their analytical derivatives.</description>
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