diff --git a/eva-accession-release-automation/publish_release_to_ftp/README_release_changelog.txt b/eva-accession-release-automation/publish_release_to_ftp/README_release_changelog.txt
index 8af72cbc6..fccbe1858 100644
--- a/eva-accession-release-automation/publish_release_to_ftp/README_release_changelog.txt
+++ b/eva-accession-release-automation/publish_release_to_ftp/README_release_changelog.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 This document describes technical changes associated with the EVA RefSNP release.
 
+EVA RefSNP release 6
+====================
+
+- No significant changes compare to release 5
+
+
 EVA RefSNP release 5
 ====================
 
diff --git a/eva-accession-release-automation/publish_release_to_ftp/README_release_general_info.txt b/eva-accession-release-automation/publish_release_to_ftp/README_release_general_info.txt
index c77a06e8d..8a1f7660a 100644
--- a/eva-accession-release-automation/publish_release_to_ftp/README_release_general_info.txt
+++ b/eva-accession-release-automation/publish_release_to_ftp/README_release_general_info.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-EVA RefSNP release 5
+EVA RefSNP release 6
 
 Feedback
 ==================================
diff --git a/eva-accession-release-automation/publish_release_to_ftp/publish_release_files_to_ftp.py b/eva-accession-release-automation/publish_release_to_ftp/publish_release_files_to_ftp.py
index a34cf1b4c..3480ae075 100644
--- a/eva-accession-release-automation/publish_release_to_ftp/publish_release_files_to_ftp.py
+++ b/eva-accession-release-automation/publish_release_to_ftp/publish_release_files_to_ftp.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 from ebi_eva_common_pyutils.logger import logging_config
 from ebi_eva_internal_pyutils.metadata_utils import get_metadata_connection_handle
 from ebi_eva_internal_pyutils.pg_utils import get_all_results_for_query
-from run_release_in_embassy.run_release_for_species import load_config
+from run_release_in_embassy.run_release_for_species import load_config, get_release_folder
 from run_release_in_embassy.release_metadata import release_vcf_file_categories, release_text_file_categories
 
 by_assembly_folder_name = "by_assembly"
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ def __init__(self, release_version):
         self.private_config_xml_file = cfg.query('maven', 'settings_file')
         self.profile = cfg.query('maven', 'environment')
         self.release_version = release_version
-        self.release_species_inventory_table = cfg["inventory_table"]
-        self.staging_release_folder = cfg["release_output"]
+        self.release_species_inventory_table = cfg.query('release', 'inventory_table')
+        self.staging_release_folder = get_release_folder(release_version)
         self.public_ftp_release_base_folder = cfg["public_ftp_release_base_folder"]
         self.public_ftp_current_release_folder = os.path.join(self.public_ftp_release_base_folder,
                                                               f"release_{self.release_version}")
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ def create_symlink_to_species_folder_from_assembly_folder(current_release_assemb
     run_command_with_output(f"""Creating symlink from assembly folder {public_release_assembly_species_folder} to
                             species folder {public_release_species_assembly_folder}""",
                             'bash -c "cd {0} && ln -sfT {1} {2}"'.format(public_release_assembly_folder,
-                                            os.path.relpath(public_release_species_assembly_folder,
-                                            public_release_assembly_folder), public_release_assembly_species_folder))
+                                                                         os.path.relpath(public_release_species_assembly_folder,
+                                                                                         public_release_assembly_folder), public_release_assembly_species_folder))
 
 
 def recreate_public_release_species_assembly_folder(assembly_accession, public_release_species_assembly_folder):
@@ -346,4 +346,4 @@ def main():
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
+    main()
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