diff --git a/aclocal/version.m4 b/aclocal/version.m4
index 7c8b9df348..69e3eea10a 100644
--- a/aclocal/version.m4
+++ b/aclocal/version.m4
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 AC_DEFUN([RTEMS_VERSIONING],
-m4_define([_RTEMS_VERSION],[5.0.0]))
+m4_define([_RTEMS_VERSION],[6.0.0]))
 
-m4_define([_RTEMS_API],[5])
+m4_define([_RTEMS_API],[6])
diff --git a/c/src/aclocal/version.m4 b/c/src/aclocal/version.m4
index 7c8b9df348..69e3eea10a 100644
--- a/c/src/aclocal/version.m4
+++ b/c/src/aclocal/version.m4
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 AC_DEFUN([RTEMS_VERSIONING],
-m4_define([_RTEMS_VERSION],[5.0.0]))
+m4_define([_RTEMS_VERSION],[6.0.0]))
 
-m4_define([_RTEMS_API],[5])
+m4_define([_RTEMS_API],[6])
diff --git a/cpukit/aclocal/version.m4 b/cpukit/aclocal/version.m4
index 7c8b9df348..69e3eea10a 100644
--- a/cpukit/aclocal/version.m4
+++ b/cpukit/aclocal/version.m4
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 AC_DEFUN([RTEMS_VERSIONING],
-m4_define([_RTEMS_VERSION],[5.0.0]))
+m4_define([_RTEMS_VERSION],[6.0.0]))
 
-m4_define([_RTEMS_API],[5])
+m4_define([_RTEMS_API],[6])
diff --git a/rtems-bsps b/rtems-bsps
index 82c5150969..05bf396e57 100755
--- a/rtems-bsps
+++ b/rtems-bsps
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import os
 import os.path
 import sys
 
-rtems_version = 5
+rtems_version = 6
 
 
 class ArchBsps:
diff --git a/testsuites/aclocal/version.m4 b/testsuites/aclocal/version.m4
index 7c8b9df348..69e3eea10a 100644
--- a/testsuites/aclocal/version.m4
+++ b/testsuites/aclocal/version.m4
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 AC_DEFUN([RTEMS_VERSIONING],
-m4_define([_RTEMS_VERSION],[5.0.0]))
+m4_define([_RTEMS_VERSION],[6.0.0]))
 
-m4_define([_RTEMS_API],[5])
+m4_define([_RTEMS_API],[6])