diff --git a/thalerj/openbmctool.py b/thalerj/openbmctool.py
index 6f1550a..2fce508 100644
--- a/thalerj/openbmctool.py
+++ b/thalerj/openbmctool.py
@@ -2211,7 +2211,7 @@
          main function for running the command line utility as a sub application  
     """ 
     global toolVersion 
-    toolVersion = "1.05"
+    toolVersion = "1.06"
     parser = createCommandParser()
     args = parser.parse_args(argv)