diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 075f7134..3bffb262 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 author = 'Matthew McCormick'
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = '1.0a5'
+release = '1.0a6'
 
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/itkwidgets/__init__.py b/itkwidgets/__init__.py
index bf5d46ea..056c7be1 100644
--- a/itkwidgets/__init__.py
+++ b/itkwidgets/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """itkwidgets: Interactive widgets to visualize images, point sets, and 3D geometry on the web."""
 
-__version__ = "1.0a5"
+__version__ = "1.0a6"
 
 from imjoy_rpc import register_default_codecs
 register_default_codecs()