diff --git a/etc/config.sh/scotch b/etc/config.sh/scotch
index 9e8bdda672..5aecafe156 100644
--- a/etc/config.sh/scotch
+++ b/etc/config.sh/scotch
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 #
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-export SCOTCH_VERSION=scotch_6.0.3
+export SCOTCH_VERSION=scotch_6.0.6
 export SCOTCH_ARCH_PATH=$WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/platforms/$WM_ARCH$WM_COMPILER$WM_PRECISION_OPTION$WM_LABEL_OPTION/$SCOTCH_VERSION
 
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------