diff --git a/kedro-datasets/RELEASE.md b/kedro-datasets/RELEASE.md
index b48bcce39..a477dca5e 100755
--- a/kedro-datasets/RELEASE.md
+++ b/kedro-datasets/RELEASE.md
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-# Upcoming Release 6.0.0
+# Upcoming Release
+## Major features and improvements
+## Bug fixes and other changes
+## Breaking Changes
+## Community contributions
+
+# Release 6.0.0
 
 ## Major features and improvements
 
diff --git a/kedro-datasets/kedro_datasets/__init__.py b/kedro-datasets/kedro_datasets/__init__.py
index 44692e803..94379814c 100644
--- a/kedro-datasets/kedro_datasets/__init__.py
+++ b/kedro-datasets/kedro_datasets/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """``kedro_datasets`` is where you can find all of Kedro's data connectors."""
 
 __all__ = ["KedroDeprecationWarning"]
-__version__ = "5.1.0"
+__version__ = "6.0.0"
 
 import sys
 import warnings