diff --git a/pkg/blobinfocache/default.go b/pkg/blobinfocache/default.go
index 037572b0..b413ec51 100644
--- a/pkg/blobinfocache/default.go
+++ b/pkg/blobinfocache/default.go
@@ -74,3 +74,15 @@ func DefaultCache(sys *types.SystemContext) types.BlobInfoCache {
 	logrus.Debugf("Using SQLite blob info cache at %s", path)
 	return cache
 }
+
+// CleanupDefaultCache removes the blob info cache directory.
+// It deletes the cache directory but it does not affect any file or memory buffer currently
+// in use.
+func CleanupDefaultCache(sys *types.SystemContext) error {
+	dir, err := blobInfoCacheDir(sys, rootless.GetRootlessEUID())
+	if err != nil {
+		// Mirror the DefaultCache behavior that does not fail in this case
+		return nil
+	}
+	return os.RemoveAll(dir)
+}
diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index 4f0f8cac..4ad5a324 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const (
 	// VersionMinor is for functionality in a backwards-compatible manner
 	VersionMinor = 29
 	// VersionPatch is for backwards-compatible bug fixes
-	VersionPatch = 5
+	VersionPatch = 6
 
 	// VersionDev indicates development branch. Releases will be empty string.
 	VersionDev = "-dev"