diff --git a/dimod/package_info.py b/dimod/package_info.py
index 713815823..7265f91cd 100644
--- a/dimod/package_info.py
+++ b/dimod/package_info.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = '1.0.0.dev5'
+__version__ = '1.0.0.dev6'
 __author__ = 'D-Wave Systems Inc.'
 __authoremail__ = 'acondello@dwavesys.com'
 __description__ = 'A shared API for binary quadratic model samplers.'