diff --git a/params/version.go b/params/version.go
index 037d0322306d..b763204d6a8c 100644
--- a/params/version.go
+++ b/params/version.go
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ import (
 const (
 	VersionMajor = 1          // Major version component of the current release
 	VersionMinor = 9          // Minor version component of the current release
-	VersionPatch = 5          // Patch version component of the current release
-	VersionMeta  = "stable" // Version metadata to append to the version string
+	VersionPatch = 6          // Patch version component of the current release
+	VersionMeta  = "unstable" // Version metadata to append to the version string
 	VersionName  = "MultiGeth"
 )