diff --git a/janus/__init__.py b/janus/__init__.py
index cb391de..789f12f 100644
--- a/janus/__init__.py
+++ b/janus/__init__.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from queue import Full as SyncQueueFull
 from typing import Any, Callable, Deque, Generic, List, Optional, Set, TypeVar
 
-__version__ = "0.6.0"
+__version__ = "0.6.1"
 __all__ = ("Queue", "PriorityQueue", "LifoQueue")