diff --git a/version.php b/version.php
index b4396d1d2d8..b3e34b5df4b 100644
--- a/version.php
+++ b/version.php
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 <?php
 
 // We only can count up. The 4. digit is only for the internal patchlevel to trigger DB upgrades between betas, final and RCs. This is _not_ the public version number. Reset minor/patchlevel when updating major/minor version number.
-$OC_Version=array(5, 80, 8, 1);
+$OC_Version=array(6, 00, 0, 0);
 
 // The human radable string
-$OC_VersionString='6.0 pre alpha';
+$OC_VersionString='6.0 alpha 1';
 
 // The ownCloud edition
 $OC_Edition='';