diff --git a/module.xml b/module.xml
index 93a451d2c..f5e72847d 100644
--- a/module.xml
+++ b/module.xml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
   <project name="jakarta-poi">
   
      <version major="1"
-             minor="5"   
+             minor="6"   
              fix  ="0"   
              tag="dev"/>