diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 42c4f1ae4..8993de11b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ Open terminal and navigate to where you want the code stored.
 If you would like to use the latest version of `ark` simply clone the project and create the Conda environment.
 
 ```sh
-git clone -b v0.6.5 https://github.com/angelolab/ark-analysis.git
+git clone -b v0.6.6 https://github.com/angelolab/ark-analysis.git
 cd ark-analysis
 conda env create -f environment.yml
 ```
diff --git a/start_docker.sh b/start_docker.sh
index efc0a4818..494ae9a27 100755
--- a/start_docker.sh
+++ b/start_docker.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 # define the version number, this needs to be updated every new Docker release
-VERSION='v0.6.5'
+VERSION='v0.6.6'
 
 # check for template developer flag
 JUPYTER_DIR='scripts'