diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index f36d17fc9280b4a79415d9aafa2f14cab2deeeec..46c08ab457244fbdb5b49f0727d39d0e47d6621d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+version 1.0.6.a
+----------------
+* bug fix when setting the commit id in __pkginfo__
+
 version 1.0.6
 ----------------
 * the bug report button opens now the default mail client for sending bug report
diff --git a/MDANSE/__pkginfo__.py b/MDANSE/__pkginfo__.py
index 14aab59a78b2f9b3a1ec5723cdaeb3d6b34a7a89..f606ffcd577ed5bf9de337369240e3d0f62fb737 100644
--- a/MDANSE/__pkginfo__.py
+++ b/MDANSE/__pkginfo__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "1.0.6"
+__version__ = "1.0.6.a"
 
 __date__ = "07-03-2017"