diff --git a/youtube_dl/version.py b/youtube_dl/version.py
index eea06b9d16..24d1c08f62 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/version.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-__version__ = '2014.12.12.5'
+__version__ = '2014.12.12.6'