diff --git a/guide/src/building-and-distribution.md b/guide/src/building-and-distribution.md
index eb1cd7b1..97f22aad 100644
--- a/guide/src/building-and-distribution.md
+++ b/guide/src/building-and-distribution.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ If you have e.g. a library crate and a profiling crate alongside, you need to us
 
 ```toml
 [dependencies]
-pyo3 = "0.5.2"
+pyo3 = "0.6"
 
 [lib]
 name = "hyperjson"
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ And this in the profiling crate:
 ```toml
 [dependencies]
 my_main_crate = { path = "..", default-features = false }
-pyo3 = "0.5.2"
+pyo3 = "0.6"
 ```
 
 On linux/mac you might have to change `LD_LIBRARY_PATH` to include libpython, while on windows you might need to set `LIB` to include `pythonxy.lib` (where x and y are major and minor version), which is normally either in the `libs` or `Lib` folder of a python installation.
diff --git a/guide/src/get_started.md b/guide/src/get_started.md
index c20e286c..365a54f7 100644
--- a/guide/src/get_started.md
+++ b/guide/src/get_started.md
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Add `pyo3` this to your `Cargo.toml`:
 
 ```toml
 [dependencies]
-pyo3 = "0.5"
+pyo3 = "0.6"
 ```
 
 Example program displaying the value of `sys.version`: