diff --git a/b2share/version.py b/b2share/version.py
index 5bdd5a6023..fd58ba3a87 100644
--- a/b2share/version.py
+++ b/b2share/version.py
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@
 """Version number."""
 
 
-__version__ = "2.0.0rc5"  # FIXME: generate the version number
+__version__ = "2.0.0rc6"  # FIXME: generate the version number