diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index ccc71c28e4..1fbdf6ed5e 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = heat
-version = 5.0.0
+version = 6.0.0
 summary = OpenStack Orchestration
 description-file =
     README.rst