diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 9baf32a6304..815e8fdef60 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 # major, minor, and release are generally combined in the form
 # <major>.<minor>.<release>.
 
-major=5
-minor=1
+major=6
+minor=0
 release=0
 
 # MPI Standard Compliance Level