diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 8f8ff45b4dd..1ddeecf7116 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "beacon_node"
-version = "5.3.0"
+version = "6.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "account_utils",
  "beacon_chain",
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "boot_node"
-version = "5.3.0"
+version = "6.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "beacon_node",
  "bytes",
@@ -4674,7 +4674,7 @@ checksum = "830d08ce1d1d941e6b30645f1a0eb5643013d835ce3779a5fc208261dbe10f55"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lcli"
-version = "5.3.0"
+version = "6.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "account_utils",
  "beacon_chain",
@@ -5244,7 +5244,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lighthouse"
-version = "5.3.0"
+version = "6.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "account_manager",
  "account_utils",
diff --git a/beacon_node/Cargo.toml b/beacon_node/Cargo.toml
index bb946e3c5a2..fd4f0f6d4a8 100644
--- a/beacon_node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/beacon_node/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "beacon_node"
-version = "5.3.0"
+version = "6.0.0"
 authors = [
     "Paul Hauner <paul@paulhauner.com>",
     "Age Manning <Age@AgeManning.com",
diff --git a/boot_node/Cargo.toml b/boot_node/Cargo.toml
index 76d41ae11a8..3dafffd8302 100644
--- a/boot_node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/boot_node/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "boot_node"
-version = "5.3.0"
+version = "6.0.0"
 authors = ["Sigma Prime <contact@sigmaprime.io>"]
 edition = { workspace = true }
 
diff --git a/common/lighthouse_version/src/lib.rs b/common/lighthouse_version/src/lib.rs
index f988dd86b1f..07e51597e37 100644
--- a/common/lighthouse_version/src/lib.rs
+++ b/common/lighthouse_version/src/lib.rs
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ pub const VERSION: &str = git_version!(
         // NOTE: using --match instead of --exclude for compatibility with old Git
         "--match=thiswillnevermatchlol"
     ],
-    prefix = "Lighthouse/v5.3.0-",
-    fallback = "Lighthouse/v5.3.0"
+    prefix = "Lighthouse/v6.0.0-",
+    fallback = "Lighthouse/v6.0.0"
 );
 
 /// Returns the first eight characters of the latest commit hash for this build.
diff --git a/lcli/Cargo.toml b/lcli/Cargo.toml
index 77d122efb79..88daddd8aab 100644
--- a/lcli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lcli/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "lcli"
 description = "Lighthouse CLI (modeled after zcli)"
-version = "5.3.0"
+version = "6.0.0"
 authors = ["Paul Hauner <paul@paulhauner.com>"]
 edition = { workspace = true }
 
diff --git a/lighthouse/Cargo.toml b/lighthouse/Cargo.toml
index dd1cb68f066..329519fb54f 100644
--- a/lighthouse/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lighthouse/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "lighthouse"
-version = "5.3.0"
+version = "6.0.0"
 authors = ["Sigma Prime <contact@sigmaprime.io>"]
 edition = { workspace = true }
 autotests = false