diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 02d91d1..2f17754 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-libxkbcommon 0.6.0 - TBD
+libxkbcommon 0.6.0 - 2016-03-16
 ==================
 
 - If the XKB_CONFIG_ROOT environment variable is set, it is used as the XKB
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 671dca0..0dcaebc 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ dnl Process this file with autoconf to create configure.
 
 # Initialize Autoconf
 AC_PREREQ([2.62])
-AC_INIT([libxkbcommon], [0.5.0],
+AC_INIT([libxkbcommon], [0.6.0],
         [https://bugs.freedesktop.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=libxkbcommon],
         [libxkbcommon], [http://xkbcommon.org])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([Makefile.am])