diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 93b9dede2..086c80ce7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     "express",
     "DTrace"
   ],
-  "version": "5.0.0-beta-5.0",
+  "version": "5.0.0-beta-6.0",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "git://github.com/restify/node-restify.git"