diff --git a/docs/gen-docs/kyma_deploy.md b/docs/gen-docs/kyma_deploy.md
index 64da739cc..b288661db 100644
--- a/docs/gen-docs/kyma_deploy.md
+++ b/docs/gen-docs/kyma_deploy.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ kyma deploy [flags]
                                  	- Deploy a specific branch of the Kyma repository on kyma-project.org: "kyma deploy --source=<my-branch-name>"
                                  	- Deploy a commit (8 characters or more), for example: "kyma deploy --source=34edf09a"
                                  	- Deploy a pull request, for example "kyma deploy --source=PR-9486"
-                                 	- Deploy the local sources: "kyma deploy --source=local" (default "2.6.0")
+                                 	- Deploy the local sources: "kyma deploy --source=local" (default "2.6.1")
   -t, --timeout duration         Maximum time for the deployment. (default 20m0s)
       --tls-crt string           TLS certificate file for the domain used for installation.
       --tls-key string           TLS key file for the domain used for installation.
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 1046bf2c7..5d0def324 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 package config
 
 const (
-	DefaultKyma2Version = "2.6.0"
+	DefaultKyma2Version = "2.6.1"
 )