diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 492b488cd813885d95a9319830cc41781ee94cef..1c29ff4d36bc760946114d5f8400ac6a493b7ba8 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.6.1c
+0.6.1d
diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index fdfe5eda3e8a6efd6fa823df20b4d1bf987d41a4..dacda8986557eba4f3da57ce4c5d3fc1f143ca63 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 """ This is a reference implementation of a synapse home server.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.6.1c"
+__version__ = "0.6.1d"