diff --git a/src/cryptojwt/__init__.py b/src/cryptojwt/__init__.py
index bcc4986d..289de54e 100644
--- a/src/cryptojwt/__init__.py
+++ b/src/cryptojwt/__init__.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 except ImportError:
     pass
 
-__version__ = '0.6.5'
+__version__ = '0.6.6'
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)