diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
index b3774971e4a..7f17ed5c0d8 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ title: SageMath
 abstract: SageMath is a free open-source mathematics software system.
 authors:
 - name: "The SageMath Developers"
-version: 10.6.beta0
+version: 10.6.beta1
 doi: 10.5281/zenodo.8042260
-date-released: 2024-12-08
+date-released: 2024-12-15
 repository-code: "https://github.com/sagemath/sage"
 url: "https://www.sagemath.org/"
diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index 75a4802e431..6af82e4b429 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SageMath version 10.6.beta0, Release Date: 2024-12-08
+SageMath version 10.6.beta1, Release Date: 2024-12-15
diff --git a/build/pkgs/configure/checksums.ini b/build/pkgs/configure/checksums.ini
index ad8ba13d958..f2f6667ba09 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/configure/checksums.ini
+++ b/build/pkgs/configure/checksums.ini
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 tarball=configure-VERSION.tar.gz
-sha1=2da24db56e3f4227ca56a6b339264b82a196422e
-sha256=e0609bcf48249d7232a0921b08d1da6edc9803f73111aaf4ea480eac46d4ffed
+sha1=ebc4bd50c332f06ad5b2a4ce6217ec65790655ab
+sha256=a2fa7623b406a7937ebfbe3cc6d9e17bcf0c219dec2646320b7266326d789b56
diff --git a/build/pkgs/configure/package-version.txt b/build/pkgs/configure/package-version.txt
index e37bce69be3..2ae68fc2cca 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/configure/package-version.txt
+++ b/build/pkgs/configure/package-version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5f0e77ee69fb564d430084122fe3728b4d1acdef
+a72ae6d615ddfd3e49b36c200aaf14c24a265916
diff --git a/build/pkgs/sage_conf/version_requirements.txt b/build/pkgs/sage_conf/version_requirements.txt
index 1528604151d..5fe4d966040 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/sage_conf/version_requirements.txt
+++ b/build/pkgs/sage_conf/version_requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # This file is updated on every release by the sage-update-version script
-sage-conf ~= 10.6b0
+sage-conf ~= 10.6b1
diff --git a/build/pkgs/sage_docbuild/version_requirements.txt b/build/pkgs/sage_docbuild/version_requirements.txt
index 64078134018..8c3a08af6ba 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/sage_docbuild/version_requirements.txt
+++ b/build/pkgs/sage_docbuild/version_requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # This file is updated on every release by the sage-update-version script
-sage-docbuild ~= 10.6b0
+sage-docbuild ~= 10.6b1
diff --git a/build/pkgs/sage_setup/version_requirements.txt b/build/pkgs/sage_setup/version_requirements.txt
index e5b0998d572..20373e5b24b 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/sage_setup/version_requirements.txt
+++ b/build/pkgs/sage_setup/version_requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # This file is updated on every release by the sage-update-version script
-sage-setup ~= 10.6b0
+sage-setup ~= 10.6b1
diff --git a/build/pkgs/sage_sws2rst/version_requirements.txt b/build/pkgs/sage_sws2rst/version_requirements.txt
index 1aec16d1739..75d2dea8555 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/sage_sws2rst/version_requirements.txt
+++ b/build/pkgs/sage_sws2rst/version_requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # This file is updated on every release by the sage-update-version script
-sage-sws2rst ~= 10.6b0
+sage-sws2rst ~= 10.6b1
diff --git a/build/pkgs/sagelib/version_requirements.txt b/build/pkgs/sagelib/version_requirements.txt
index a01ffdf92ed..b9b66b303ce 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/sagelib/version_requirements.txt
+++ b/build/pkgs/sagelib/version_requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # This file is updated on every release by the sage-update-version script
-sagemath-standard ~= 10.6b0
+sagemath-standard ~= 10.6b1
diff --git a/build/pkgs/sagemath_bliss/version_requirements.txt b/build/pkgs/sagemath_bliss/version_requirements.txt
index 637c4611451..66cfe981b11 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/sagemath_bliss/version_requirements.txt
+++ b/build/pkgs/sagemath_bliss/version_requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # This file is updated on every release by the sage-update-version script
-sagemath-bliss ~= 10.6b0
+sagemath-bliss ~= 10.6b1
diff --git a/build/pkgs/sagemath_categories/version_requirements.txt b/build/pkgs/sagemath_categories/version_requirements.txt
index 8e37771c3f9..012ced666ae 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/sagemath_categories/version_requirements.txt
+++ b/build/pkgs/sagemath_categories/version_requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # This file is updated on every release by the sage-update-version script
-sagemath-categories ~= 10.6b0
+sagemath-categories ~= 10.6b1
diff --git a/build/pkgs/sagemath_coxeter3/version_requirements.txt b/build/pkgs/sagemath_coxeter3/version_requirements.txt
index 06dc600cfd7..d0efaa88af2 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/sagemath_coxeter3/version_requirements.txt
+++ b/build/pkgs/sagemath_coxeter3/version_requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # This file is updated on every release by the sage-update-version script
-sagemath-coxeter3 ~= 10.6b0
+sagemath-coxeter3 ~= 10.6b1
diff --git a/build/pkgs/sagemath_environment/version_requirements.txt b/build/pkgs/sagemath_environment/version_requirements.txt
index 7e0f787af06..6cae42add68 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/sagemath_environment/version_requirements.txt
+++ b/build/pkgs/sagemath_environment/version_requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # This file is updated on every release by the sage-update-version script
-sagemath-environment ~= 10.6b0
+sagemath-environment ~= 10.6b1
diff --git a/build/pkgs/sagemath_mcqd/version_requirements.txt b/build/pkgs/sagemath_mcqd/version_requirements.txt
index 3a2722024c4..17c1fefc2b9 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/sagemath_mcqd/version_requirements.txt
+++ b/build/pkgs/sagemath_mcqd/version_requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # This file is updated on every release by the sage-update-version script
-sagemath-mcqd ~= 10.6b0
+sagemath-mcqd ~= 10.6b1
diff --git a/build/pkgs/sagemath_meataxe/version_requirements.txt b/build/pkgs/sagemath_meataxe/version_requirements.txt
index 3cb0d050fa5..2dc47f93620 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/sagemath_meataxe/version_requirements.txt
+++ b/build/pkgs/sagemath_meataxe/version_requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # This file is updated on every release by the sage-update-version script
-sagemath-meataxe ~= 10.6b0
+sagemath-meataxe ~= 10.6b1
diff --git a/build/pkgs/sagemath_objects/version_requirements.txt b/build/pkgs/sagemath_objects/version_requirements.txt
index e8c44e2142e..aa457cf9337 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/sagemath_objects/version_requirements.txt
+++ b/build/pkgs/sagemath_objects/version_requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # This file is updated on every release by the sage-update-version script
-sagemath-objects ~= 10.6b0
+sagemath-objects ~= 10.6b1
diff --git a/build/pkgs/sagemath_repl/version_requirements.txt b/build/pkgs/sagemath_repl/version_requirements.txt
index 3df75b7c62a..d89f0a710d3 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/sagemath_repl/version_requirements.txt
+++ b/build/pkgs/sagemath_repl/version_requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # This file is updated on every release by the sage-update-version script
-sagemath-repl ~= 10.6b0
+sagemath-repl ~= 10.6b1
diff --git a/build/pkgs/sagemath_sirocco/version_requirements.txt b/build/pkgs/sagemath_sirocco/version_requirements.txt
index 2c8db8e59f7..3b31a56b658 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/sagemath_sirocco/version_requirements.txt
+++ b/build/pkgs/sagemath_sirocco/version_requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # This file is updated on every release by the sage-update-version script
-sagemath-sirocco ~= 10.6b0
+sagemath-sirocco ~= 10.6b1
diff --git a/build/pkgs/sagemath_tdlib/version_requirements.txt b/build/pkgs/sagemath_tdlib/version_requirements.txt
index 1732fe39010..a1de5923196 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/sagemath_tdlib/version_requirements.txt
+++ b/build/pkgs/sagemath_tdlib/version_requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # This file is updated on every release by the sage-update-version script
-sagemath-tdlib ~= 10.6b0
+sagemath-tdlib ~= 10.6b1
diff --git a/pkgs/sage-conf/VERSION.txt b/pkgs/sage-conf/VERSION.txt
index bf89b51e25f..6e3a857d06e 100644
--- a/pkgs/sage-conf/VERSION.txt
+++ b/pkgs/sage-conf/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-10.6.beta0
+10.6.beta1
diff --git a/pkgs/sage-conf_conda/VERSION.txt b/pkgs/sage-conf_conda/VERSION.txt
index bf89b51e25f..6e3a857d06e 100644
--- a/pkgs/sage-conf_conda/VERSION.txt
+++ b/pkgs/sage-conf_conda/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-10.6.beta0
+10.6.beta1
diff --git a/pkgs/sage-conf_pypi/VERSION.txt b/pkgs/sage-conf_pypi/VERSION.txt
index bf89b51e25f..6e3a857d06e 100644
--- a/pkgs/sage-conf_pypi/VERSION.txt
+++ b/pkgs/sage-conf_pypi/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-10.6.beta0
+10.6.beta1
diff --git a/pkgs/sage-docbuild/VERSION.txt b/pkgs/sage-docbuild/VERSION.txt
index bf89b51e25f..6e3a857d06e 100644
--- a/pkgs/sage-docbuild/VERSION.txt
+++ b/pkgs/sage-docbuild/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-10.6.beta0
+10.6.beta1
diff --git a/pkgs/sage-setup/VERSION.txt b/pkgs/sage-setup/VERSION.txt
index bf89b51e25f..6e3a857d06e 100644
--- a/pkgs/sage-setup/VERSION.txt
+++ b/pkgs/sage-setup/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-10.6.beta0
+10.6.beta1
diff --git a/pkgs/sage-sws2rst/VERSION.txt b/pkgs/sage-sws2rst/VERSION.txt
index bf89b51e25f..6e3a857d06e 100644
--- a/pkgs/sage-sws2rst/VERSION.txt
+++ b/pkgs/sage-sws2rst/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-10.6.beta0
+10.6.beta1
diff --git a/pkgs/sagemath-bliss/VERSION.txt b/pkgs/sagemath-bliss/VERSION.txt
index bf89b51e25f..6e3a857d06e 100644
--- a/pkgs/sagemath-bliss/VERSION.txt
+++ b/pkgs/sagemath-bliss/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-10.6.beta0
+10.6.beta1
diff --git a/pkgs/sagemath-categories/VERSION.txt b/pkgs/sagemath-categories/VERSION.txt
index bf89b51e25f..6e3a857d06e 100644
--- a/pkgs/sagemath-categories/VERSION.txt
+++ b/pkgs/sagemath-categories/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-10.6.beta0
+10.6.beta1
diff --git a/pkgs/sagemath-coxeter3/VERSION.txt b/pkgs/sagemath-coxeter3/VERSION.txt
index bf89b51e25f..6e3a857d06e 100644
--- a/pkgs/sagemath-coxeter3/VERSION.txt
+++ b/pkgs/sagemath-coxeter3/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-10.6.beta0
+10.6.beta1
diff --git a/pkgs/sagemath-environment/VERSION.txt b/pkgs/sagemath-environment/VERSION.txt
index bf89b51e25f..6e3a857d06e 100644
--- a/pkgs/sagemath-environment/VERSION.txt
+++ b/pkgs/sagemath-environment/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-10.6.beta0
+10.6.beta1
diff --git a/pkgs/sagemath-mcqd/VERSION.txt b/pkgs/sagemath-mcqd/VERSION.txt
index bf89b51e25f..6e3a857d06e 100644
--- a/pkgs/sagemath-mcqd/VERSION.txt
+++ b/pkgs/sagemath-mcqd/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-10.6.beta0
+10.6.beta1
diff --git a/pkgs/sagemath-meataxe/VERSION.txt b/pkgs/sagemath-meataxe/VERSION.txt
index bf89b51e25f..6e3a857d06e 100644
--- a/pkgs/sagemath-meataxe/VERSION.txt
+++ b/pkgs/sagemath-meataxe/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-10.6.beta0
+10.6.beta1
diff --git a/pkgs/sagemath-objects/VERSION.txt b/pkgs/sagemath-objects/VERSION.txt
index bf89b51e25f..6e3a857d06e 100644
--- a/pkgs/sagemath-objects/VERSION.txt
+++ b/pkgs/sagemath-objects/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-10.6.beta0
+10.6.beta1
diff --git a/pkgs/sagemath-repl/VERSION.txt b/pkgs/sagemath-repl/VERSION.txt
index bf89b51e25f..6e3a857d06e 100644
--- a/pkgs/sagemath-repl/VERSION.txt
+++ b/pkgs/sagemath-repl/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-10.6.beta0
+10.6.beta1
diff --git a/pkgs/sagemath-sirocco/VERSION.txt b/pkgs/sagemath-sirocco/VERSION.txt
index bf89b51e25f..6e3a857d06e 100644
--- a/pkgs/sagemath-sirocco/VERSION.txt
+++ b/pkgs/sagemath-sirocco/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-10.6.beta0
+10.6.beta1
diff --git a/pkgs/sagemath-tdlib/VERSION.txt b/pkgs/sagemath-tdlib/VERSION.txt
index bf89b51e25f..6e3a857d06e 100644
--- a/pkgs/sagemath-tdlib/VERSION.txt
+++ b/pkgs/sagemath-tdlib/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-10.6.beta0
+10.6.beta1
diff --git a/src/VERSION.txt b/src/VERSION.txt
index bf89b51e25f..6e3a857d06e 100644
--- a/src/VERSION.txt
+++ b/src/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-10.6.beta0
+10.6.beta1
diff --git a/src/bin/sage-version.sh b/src/bin/sage-version.sh
index 8f940ae430b..6877ac8ce0a 100644
--- a/src/bin/sage-version.sh
+++ b/src/bin/sage-version.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
 # which stops "setup.py develop" from rewriting it as a Python file.
 :
 # This file is auto-generated by the sage-update-version script, do not edit!
-SAGE_VERSION='10.6.beta0'
-SAGE_RELEASE_DATE='2024-12-08'
-SAGE_VERSION_BANNER='SageMath version 10.6.beta0, Release Date: 2024-12-08'
+SAGE_VERSION='10.6.beta1'
+SAGE_RELEASE_DATE='2024-12-15'
+SAGE_VERSION_BANNER='SageMath version 10.6.beta1, Release Date: 2024-12-15'
diff --git a/src/sage/version.py b/src/sage/version.py
index 37c771ba0f2..1740a25851c 100644
--- a/src/sage/version.py
+++ b/src/sage/version.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Sage version information for Python scripts
 # This file is auto-generated by the sage-update-version script, do not edit!
-version = '10.6.beta0'
-date = '2024-12-08'
-banner = 'SageMath version 10.6.beta0, Release Date: 2024-12-08'
+version = '10.6.beta1'
+date = '2024-12-15'
+banner = 'SageMath version 10.6.beta1, Release Date: 2024-12-15'