diff --git a/c2pa-native-version.txt b/c2pa-native-version.txt
index fcafb103..2923e65e 100644
--- a/c2pa-native-version.txt
+++ b/c2pa-native-version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-c2pa-v0.59.1
+c2pa-v0.60.1
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d0e45cb7..85e5560c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "c2pa-python"
-version = "0.13.0"
+version = "0.14.0"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 description = "Python bindings for the C2PA Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI) library"
 readme = { file = "README.md", content-type = "text/markdown" }
diff --git a/tests/test_unit_tests.py b/tests/test_unit_tests.py
index 5a42e178..3bf4b6c0 100644
--- a/tests/test_unit_tests.py
+++ b/tests/test_unit_tests.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
 class TestC2paSdk(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_sdk_version(self):
-        self.assertIn("0.59.1", sdk_version())
+        self.assertIn("0.60.1", sdk_version())
 
 
 class TestReader(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -956,6 +956,7 @@ def test_builder_sign_with_setting_no_thumbnail_and_ingredient(self):
             # Verify the first ingredient's title matches what we set
             first_ingredient = active_manifest["ingredients"][0]
             self.assertEqual(first_ingredient["title"], "Test Ingredient")
+            self.assertNotIn("thumbnail", first_ingredient)
 
         builder.close()
 
@@ -1791,7 +1792,10 @@ def test_read_ingredient_file_who_has_no_manifest(self):
         ingredient_data = json.loads(ingredient_json_with_dir)
         self.assertEqual(ingredient_data["title"], INGREDIENT_TEST_FILE_NAME)
         self.assertEqual(ingredient_data["format"], "image/jpeg")
-        self.assertIn("thumbnail", ingredient_data)
+        self.assertNotIn("thumbnail", ingredient_data)
+
+        # Reset setting
+        load_settings('{"builder": { "thumbnail": {"enabled": true}}}')
 
     def test_compare_read_ingredient_file_with_builder_added_ingredient(self):
         """Test reading a C2PA ingredient from a file."""