diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 4cfb562d..46e0e51b 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ dnl Set various version strings - taken gratefully from the GTk sources
 #
 SDL_MAJOR_VERSION=1
 SDL_MINOR_VERSION=2
-SDL_MICRO_VERSION=5
-SDL_INTERFACE_AGE=5
-SDL_BINARY_AGE=5
+SDL_MICRO_VERSION=6
+SDL_INTERFACE_AGE=6
+SDL_BINARY_AGE=6
 SDL_VERSION=$SDL_MAJOR_VERSION.$SDL_MINOR_VERSION.$SDL_MICRO_VERSION
 
 AC_SUBST(SDL_MAJOR_VERSION)
diff --git a/include/SDL_version.h b/include/SDL_version.h
index 89c46bfa..151de2bb 100644
--- a/include/SDL_version.h
+++ b/include/SDL_version.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ extern "C" {
 */
 #define SDL_MAJOR_VERSION	1
 #define SDL_MINOR_VERSION	2
-#define SDL_PATCHLEVEL		5
+#define SDL_PATCHLEVEL		6
 
 typedef struct {
 	Uint8 major;