diff --git a/lib/base64.rb b/lib/base64.rb
index 59f66f8fd5..cd2ecc18ea 100644
--- a/lib/base64.rb
+++ b/lib/base64.rb
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
 #
 module Base64
 
-  VERSION = "0.1.1"
+  VERSION = "0.2.0"
 
   module_function