diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 855154c6b..5fc7b1807 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 # OpenSceneGraph CMake build file
 #
 SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_MAJOR_VERSION 3)
-SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_MINOR_VERSION 5)
-SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_PATCH_VERSION 11)
+SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_MINOR_VERSION 6)
+SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_PATCH_VERSION 0)
 SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_SOVERSION 155)
 
 
 # set to 0 when not a release candidate, non zero means that any generated
 # git tags will be treated as release candidates of given number
-SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_RELEASE_CANDIDATE 0)
+SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_RELEASE_CANDIDATE 1)
 set(CMAKE_ALLOW_LOOSE_LOOP_CONSTRUCTS TRUE)
 set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY USE_FOLDERS ON)