diff --git a/rpc/core/version.go b/rpc/core/version.go
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+package core
+
+// a single integer is sufficient here
+
+const Version = "2" // add DialSeeds; re-organize type bytes
diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
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+package version
+
+const Maj = "0"
+const Min = "6" // tmsp refactor
+const Fix = "0"
+
+const Version = Maj + "." + Min + "." + Fix