diff --git a/OpenKeychain/build.gradle b/OpenKeychain/build.gradle
index 2dc7f64b5..91e812a2d 100644
--- a/OpenKeychain/build.gradle
+++ b/OpenKeychain/build.gradle
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ android {
     defaultConfig {
         minSdkVersion 15
         targetSdkVersion 34
-        versionCode 58902 // inconsistent at the moment - set to 59000 for 5.9.0!
-        versionName "5.8.2"
+        versionCode 60000
+        versionName "6.0.0"
         applicationId "org.sufficientlysecure.keychain"
         // the androidjunitrunner is broken regarding coverage, see here:
         // https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=170607