diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 8f0591a5..8f53a039 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "dashmap"
-version = "5.5.3"
+version = "6.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "arbitrary",
  "cfg-if",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c2d3edfc..4e472771 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "dashmap"
-version = "5.5.3"
+version = "6.0.0-rc.1"
 authors = ["Acrimon <joel.wejdenstal@gmail.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 rust-version = "1.65"