diff --git a/VERSION.cmake b/VERSION.cmake
index e6e2549d88f..cdcd2c23672 100644
--- a/VERSION.cmake
+++ b/VERSION.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-set( MIRALL_VERSION_MAJOR 5 )
+set( MIRALL_VERSION_MAJOR 6 )
 set( MIRALL_VERSION_MINOR 0 )
 set( MIRALL_VERSION_PATCH 0 )
 set( MIRALL_VERSION_YEAR  2023 )