diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 26ff04e..9ab5dbe 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = "init4-bin-base"
 
 description = "Internal utilities for binaries produced by the init4 team"
 keywords = ["init4", "bin", "base"]
-version = "0.18.0-rc.5"
+version = "0.18.0-rc.6"
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version = "1.85"
 authors = ["init4", "James Prestwich", "evalir"]