diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6f5cbdc..7569b8e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "turnup"
-version = "0.2.5"
+version = "0.2.6"
 description = "USB serial knob/button mixer daemon for PipeWire/PulseAudio on Linux"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = { text = "MIT" }
diff --git a/src/turnup/__init__.py b/src/turnup/__init__.py
index 7888c63..5dd87f5 100644
--- a/src/turnup/__init__.py
+++ b/src/turnup/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """Turn Up — USB serial mixer daemon for PipeWire/PulseAudio."""
 
-__version__ = "0.2.5"
+__version__ = "0.2.6"