diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 9e7588b..9b50c73 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
-* Unreleased
+* 6.0.0 (August 12, 2022)
     * Added Django 3.2, 4.0 and 4.1 support.
     * Removed Django 1.9, 1.10, 1.11, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2 and 3.0 support.
     * Added Python 3.9 and 3.10 support.
diff --git a/avatar/__init__.py b/avatar/__init__.py
index ba7be38..0f607a5 100644
--- a/avatar/__init__.py
+++ b/avatar/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "5.0.0"
+__version__ = "6.0.0"