diff --git a/mmpose/__init__.py b/mmpose/__init__.py
index e52beb9ddf..1e85fc5e3a 100644
--- a/mmpose/__init__.py
+++ b/mmpose/__init__.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def digit_version(version_str):
 
 
 mmcv_minimum_version = '1.3.8'
-mmcv_maximum_version = '1.5.0'
+mmcv_maximum_version = '1.6.0'
 mmcv_version = digit_version(mmcv.__version__)
 
 
diff --git a/mmpose/version.py b/mmpose/version.py
index 3bfea0c291..2ec1adca80 100644
--- a/mmpose/version.py
+++ b/mmpose/version.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Copyright (c) Open-MMLab. All rights reserved.
 
-__version__ = '0.25.0'
+__version__ = '0.25.1'
 short_version = __version__