diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
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--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
 Release Notes
 =============
 
+## Version 0.6
+
+chunks:
+- include RTT stats in final summary
+- respect `--retries=-1` in AIMD pipeline
+- change the default pipeline to AIMD
+- react to congestion marks by default as a timeout event (can be disabled using
+  `--aimd-ignore-cong-marks`)
+- print a final summary of the transfer regardless of the pipeline type, and even if
+  `--verbose` was not specified
+
 ## Version 0.5
 
 all:
diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
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--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- Mode: python; py-indent-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; coding: utf-8; -*-
 
-VERSION = '0.5'
+VERSION = '0.6'
 APPNAME = 'ndn-tools'
 GIT_TAG_PREFIX = 'ndn-tools-'