diff --git a/cli/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/cli/Cli.groovy b/cli/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/cli/Cli.groovy
index 2dbcd9c0..0d708d04 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/cli/Cli.groovy
+++ b/cli/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/cli/Cli.groovy
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class Cli {
         
         Core core 
         try {
-            core = new Core(props, home, "0.2.5")
+            core = new Core(props, home, "0.2.6")
         } catch (Exception bad) {
             bad.printStackTrace(System.out)
             println "Failed to initialize core, exiting"
diff --git a/cli/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/cli/CliDownloader.groovy b/cli/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/cli/CliDownloader.groovy
index 4e84f29c..67cbc0b2 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/cli/CliDownloader.groovy
+++ b/cli/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/cli/CliDownloader.groovy
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class CliDownloader {
 
         Core core
         try {
-            core = new Core(props, home, "0.2.5")
+            core = new Core(props, home, "0.2.6")
         } catch (Exception bad) {
             bad.printStackTrace(System.out)
             println "Failed to initialize core, exiting"
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/Core.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/Core.groovy
index 5dee8d85..650643dd 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/Core.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/Core.groovy
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ public class Core {
             }
         }
         
-        Core core = new Core(props, home, "0.2.5")
+        Core core = new Core(props, home, "0.2.6")
         core.startServices()
         
         // ... at the end, sleep or execute script
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index bb2b8c4a..d169e4de 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 group         = com.muwire
-version       = 0.2.5
+version       = 0.2.6
 groovyVersion = 2.4.15
 slf4jVersion  = 1.7.25
 spockVersion  = 1.1-groovy-2.4