diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a715721..6ad1d4f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,25 @@
 
 
 
+## v6.0.0 (2024-10-30)
+
+### Breaking
+
+* feat!: support components without sources ([`a81f5e8`](https://github.com/avengineers/spl-core/commit/a81f5e88f81f97218dd39ed28a764714211f76f8))
+
+### Feature
+
+* feat: add spl_add_external_component() ([`b71e4f7`](https://github.com/avengineers/spl-core/commit/b71e4f75cbfa9f7897d8aadcadc2d5941949f496))
+
+* feat: add spl_add_named_component() ([`7614a2e`](https://github.com/avengineers/spl-core/commit/7614a2edf829e17999c4632fceb1cbdbcb3c31d5))
+
+### Unknown
+
+* Revert "feat: add spl_add_external_component()"
+
+This reverts commit 91aae3e626355ef872e010fc6aeeb33f5ffc24d8. ([`1097c64`](https://github.com/avengineers/spl-core/commit/1097c64eae04377d6777435d730186e7dbb46b80))
+
+
 ## v5.0.0 (2024-09-23)
 
 ### Breaking
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 39cddfb..f936913 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 project = "SPL Core"
 copyright = "2024, RMT"
 author = "RMT"
-release = "5.0.0"
+release = "6.0.0"
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#general-configuration
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3b76344..2cd135a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "spl-core"
-version = "5.0.0"
+version = "6.0.0"
 description = "Software Product Line Support for CMake"
 authors = ["Avengineers <karsten.guenther@kamg.de>"]
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/src/spl_core/__init__.py b/src/spl_core/__init__.py
index ba7be38..0f607a5 100644
--- a/src/spl_core/__init__.py
+++ b/src/spl_core/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "5.0.0"
+__version__ = "6.0.0"