diff --git a/pcre_ext/pcre2.c b/pcre_ext/pcre2.c
index 73a89e2..1a7f61e 100644
--- a/pcre_ext/pcre2.c
+++ b/pcre_ext/pcre2.c
@@ -6440,7 +6440,7 @@ module_exec(PyObject *module)
         goto error_cache;
     }
 
-    if (PyModule_AddStringConstant(module, "__version__", "0.6.4") < 0) {
+    if (PyModule_AddStringConstant(module, "__version__", "0.6.5") < 0) {
         goto error_cache;
     }
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a265696..4ce1e88 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ def collect_build_config() -> dict[str, list[str] | list[tuple[str, str | None]]
 
 setup(
     name="PyPcre",
-    version="0.6.4",
+    version="0.6.5",
     packages=["pcre"],
     ext_modules=[EXTENSION],
     cmdclass={"build_ext": build_ext},