diff --git a/homeassistant/const.py b/homeassistant/const.py
index 229646d74d1..690ea282734 100644
--- a/homeassistant/const.py
+++ b/homeassistant/const.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from typing import Final
 
 MAJOR_VERSION: Final = 2021
 MINOR_VERSION: Final = 6
-PATCH_VERSION: Final = "0"
+PATCH_VERSION: Final = "1"
 __short_version__: Final = f"{MAJOR_VERSION}.{MINOR_VERSION}"
 __version__: Final = f"{__short_version__}.{PATCH_VERSION}"
 REQUIRED_PYTHON_VER: Final[tuple[int, int, int]] = (3, 8, 0)