diff --git a/drivers/block/aoe/aoe.h b/drivers/block/aoe/aoe.h
index ae16a21aca5c..cb5dca3ce9f5 100644
--- a/drivers/block/aoe/aoe.h
+++ b/drivers/block/aoe/aoe.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* Copyright (c) 2004 Coraid, Inc.  See COPYING for GPL terms. */
-#define VERSION "5"
+#define VERSION "6"
 #define AOE_MAJOR 152
 #define DEVICE_NAME "aoe"