diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
index f55589e..d789dd4 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ body:
     id: version
     attributes:
       label: MailVault version
-      placeholder: 2.0.5
+      placeholder: 2.0.6
     validations:
       required: true
 
diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
index 799064c..2ed4bea 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ authors:
 repository-code: "https://github.com/FireXCore/mailvault"
 url: "https://github.com/FireXCore/mailvault"
 license: "Apache-2.0"
-version: "2.0.5"
+version: "2.0.6"
 date-released: "2026-07-13"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 826537c..be150b9 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "firexcore-mailvault"
-version = "2.0.5"
+version = "2.0.6"
 description = "Provider-neutral, read-only, evidence-preserving email archival for analytics, eDiscovery, and procurement intelligence."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"