diff --git a/pydantic_settings/version.py b/pydantic_settings/version.py
index e290363..3fd9fb7 100644
--- a/pydantic_settings/version.py
+++ b/pydantic_settings/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION = '2.5.2'
+VERSION = '2.6.0'