diff --git a/changelog.rst b/changelog.rst
index 9760d04a..5871757c 100644
--- a/changelog.rst
+++ b/changelog.rst
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 Changelog
 ---------
 
-5.0.4-dev
-~~~~~~~~~
+6.0.0
+~~~~~
 
-2024-xx-xx • `full history <https://github.com/gorakhargosh/watchdog/compare/v5.0.3...HEAD>`__
+2024-11-01 • `full history <https://github.com/gorakhargosh/watchdog/compare/v5.0.3...v6.0.0>`__
 
 - Pin test dependecies.
 - [docs] Add typing info to quick start. (`#1082 <https://github.com/gorakhargosh/watchdog/pull/1082>`__)
diff --git a/src/watchdog/version.py b/src/watchdog/version.py
index 63746d3e..8e1876f6 100644
--- a/src/watchdog/version.py
+++ b/src/watchdog/version.py
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 
 # When updating this version number, please update the
 # ``docs/source/global.rst.inc`` file as well.
-VERSION_MAJOR = 5
+VERSION_MAJOR = 6
 VERSION_MINOR = 0
-VERSION_BUILD = 4
+VERSION_BUILD = 0
 VERSION_INFO = (VERSION_MAJOR, VERSION_MINOR, VERSION_BUILD)
 VERSION_STRING = f"{VERSION_MAJOR}.{VERSION_MINOR}.{VERSION_BUILD}"