diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b3ebc45dd..faf5234f6 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "llama_stack"
-version = "0.1.6"
+version = "0.1.6.1rc1"
 authors = [{ name = "Meta Llama", email = "llama-oss@meta.com" }]
 description = "Llama Stack"
 readme = "README.md"