diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8e4fd9c4..54cd8794 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "sqs-consumer",
-  "version": "6.1.0",
+  "version": "6.2.0",
   "description": "Build SQS-based Node applications without the boilerplate",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",