diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index d9d5699..bcd0522 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.5.3"
+  ".": "0.6.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0403ff1..9a001cb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.6.0](https://github.com/go-python/gopy/compare/v0.5.3...v0.6.0) (2026-11-05)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* allow opt-in for new backends ([#409](https://github.com/go-python/gopy/issues/409)) ([9c926ce](https://github.com/go-python/gopy/commit/9c926ce1e19b36233e8b8993b847836a26ccc01a))
+
 ## [0.5.3](https://github.com/go-python/gopy/compare/v0.5.2...v0.5.3) (2026-11-05)
 
 
diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index eb4b6a2..5d38864 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 package main
 
 var (
-	Version     = "v0.5.3" // x-release-please-version
+	Version     = "v0.6.0" // x-release-please-version
 	GitCommit   = "unknown"
 	VersionDate = "unknown"
 )