diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index bb28936..253b23a 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ Roadmap
 =======
 
 - test a few more performance improvement ideas
-- handle the mempool
 - implement light caching of client responses
 - yield during expensive requests and/or penalize the connection
 - improve DB abstraction so LMDB is not penalized
diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES
index 6ffc948..eba9cdf 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+Version 0.06
+------------
+
+- mempool support.  ElectrumX maintains a representation of the daemon's
+  mempool and serves unconfirmed transactions and balances to clients.
+
+Version 0.05
+------------
+
+- fixed a bug in 0.04 that stopped ElectrumX serving once synced
+
 Version 0.04
 ------------
 
diff --git a/server/version.py b/server/version.py
index ef70379..8acc7f9 100644
--- a/server/version.py
+++ b/server/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION = "ElectrumX 0.05"
+VERSION = "ElectrumX 0.06"