diff --git a/api/python/quilt3/VERSION b/api/python/quilt3/VERSION
index 9a230733aa2..7b545cbc4a1 100644
--- a/api/python/quilt3/VERSION
+++ b/api/python/quilt3/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-6.0.0a4
+6.0.0a5
diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index 43e8a9622d0..5144ac2d6ac 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ Entries inside each section should be ordered by type:
 
 ## Catalog, Lambdas
 !-->
-# unreleased - YYYY-MM-DD
+# 6.0.0a5 - 2024-06-25
 ## Python API
 
-## CLI
+* [Fixed] Fix PhysicalKey to URI conversion in Python 3.12 on Windows ([#4027](https://github.com/quiltdata/quilt/pull/4027))
 
 ## Catalog, Lambdas
 * [Removed] Drop MARKETING mode support, delete associated dead code ([#4009](https://github.com/quiltdata/quilt/pull/4009))