diff --git a/src/litdata/__about__.py b/src/litdata/__about__.py
index 0ad025d5..f883357c 100644
--- a/src/litdata/__about__.py
+++ b/src/litdata/__about__.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 import time
 
-__version__ = "0.2.5"
+__version__ = "0.2.6"
 __author__ = "Lightning AI et al."
 __author_email__ = "pytorch@lightning.ai"
 __license__ = "Apache-2.0"