diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2eec7464..0c3c6fed 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ dnl Seed the release notes with `git-shortlog-with-prs <previous-release>..`. Th
 dnl `git-evtag` to create the tag and push it. Finally, create a GitHub release and attach
 dnl the tarball from `make dist`.
 m4_define([year_version], [2020])
-m4_define([release_version], [5])
+m4_define([release_version], [6])
 m4_define([package_version], [year_version.release_version])
 AC_INIT([libostree], [package_version], [walters@verbum.org])
 is_release_build=yes