--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ import SCons
 # package version
 gpsd_version = "3.20"
 # client library version
-libgps_version_current = 25
+libgps_version_current = 26
 libgps_version_revision = 0
 libgps_version_age = 0
 libgps_version = "%d.%d.%d" % (libgps_version_current, libgps_version_age,
