diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7723cfeb..eb1f7249 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@ pungi-2.1.2.tar.bz2
 /pungi-3.03.tar.bz2
 /pungi-3.04.tar.bz2
 /pungi-3.05.tar.bz2
+/pungi-3.06.tar.bz2
diff --git a/pungi.spec b/pungi.spec
index 834f9649..0c0b8fe0 100644
--- a/pungi.spec
+++ b/pungi.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %{!?python_sitelib: %define python_sitelib %(%{__python} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib()")}
 
 Name:           pungi
-Version:        3.05
+Version:        3.06
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Distribution compose tool
 
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jul 14 2014 Dennis Gilmore <dennis@ausil.us> - 3.06-1
+- allow the base work directory to be configurable
+
 * Tue Jul 08 2014 Dennis Gilmore <dennis@ausil.us> - 3.05-1
 - Don't emit media labels with spaces in them. (pjones)
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index c0693e95..47a03c2f 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-05be21f07dfc51897f6dab9106014ba6  pungi-3.05.tar.bz2
+16ab7484b48727469d1f2076287cb153  pungi-3.06.tar.bz2