diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bd79426703c..5d1002e99c1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ and this project adheres to
   Linux kernels newer than 5.0 compiled with `CONFIG_PVH=y` set this ELF Note,
   as do FreeBSD kernels.
 - [#5065](https://github.com/firecracker-microvm/firecracker/pull/5065) Added
-  support for Intel AMX (Advanced Matrix Extensions).
+  support for Intel AMX (Advanced Matrix Extensions). To be able to take and
+  restore a snapshot of Intel AMX state, `Xsave` is used instead of `kvm_xsave`,
+  so users need to regenerate snapshots.
 - [#4731](https://github.com/firecracker-microvm/firecracker/pull/4731): Added
   support for modifying the host TAP device name during snapshot restore.
 
diff --git a/src/vmm/src/persist.rs b/src/vmm/src/persist.rs
index be2fbc0a040..aeacadeb66e 100644
--- a/src/vmm/src/persist.rs
+++ b/src/vmm/src/persist.rs
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ pub enum CreateSnapshotError {
 }
 
 /// Snapshot version
-pub const SNAPSHOT_VERSION: Version = Version::new(5, 0, 0);
+pub const SNAPSHOT_VERSION: Version = Version::new(6, 0, 0);
 
 /// Creates a Microvm snapshot.
 pub fn create_snapshot(