diff --git a/autogen/version.py b/autogen/version.py
index 3b519defa1..c233ba7fee 100644
--- a/autogen/version.py
+++ b/autogen/version.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-__version__ = "0.5.3"
+__version__ = "0.6.0b1"