diff --git a/instana/__init__.py b/instana/__init__.py
index cfb254c92..79a79d2b9 100644
--- a/instana/__init__.py
+++ b/instana/__init__.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 __copyright__ = 'Copyright 2017 Instana Inc.'
 __credits__ = ['Pavlo Baron', 'Peter Giacomo Lombardo']
 __license__ = 'MIT'
-__version__ = '0.6.9'
+__version__ = '0.6.10'
 __maintainer__ = 'Peter Giacomo Lombardo'
 __email__ = 'peter.lombardo@instana.com'
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index eabf306a6..19b91c3be 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
 setup(name='instana',
-      version='0.6.9',
+      version='0.6.10',
       download_url='https://github.com/instana/python-sensor',
       url='https://www.instana.com/',
       license='MIT',