diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 298e894..ffa05c0 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import subprocess
 
 # Be sure to keep this updated!
 # VERSIONNUMBER
-VERSION_NUM = '1.6.0a1'
+VERSION_NUM = '1.6.0a2'
 # REVISION_NUM is automatically updated
 REVISION_NUM = 'unknown'
 CURSES_REVNO = 'uimod'