diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 470fd9d7..6d9d708e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# OpenMesh, 5.1
+# OpenMesh, 6.0
 
 
 ## Getting OpenMesh
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 70bad612..3ef4bbd4 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-VERSION=5.1
-MAJOR=5
-MINOR=1
+VERSION=6
+MAJOR=6
+MINOR=0
 PATCH=0
 ID=OPENMESH
 
diff --git a/cmake/FindOpenMesh.cmake b/cmake/FindOpenMesh.cmake
index 0127ed92..c69f8779 100644
--- a/cmake/FindOpenMesh.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindOpenMesh.cmake
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ IF (NOT OPENMESH_FOUND)
     "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/OpenMesh/src/OpenMesh"
     "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libs_required/OpenMesh/src/OpenMesh"
     "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/../OpenMesh/src/OpenMesh"
+    "C:/Program Files/OpenMesh 6.0"
     "C:/Program Files/OpenMesh 5.1"
     "C:/Program Files/OpenMesh 5.0"
     "C:/Program Files/OpenMesh 4.2"
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ IF (NOT OPENMESH_FOUND)
     "C:/Program Files/OpenMesh 2.4.1"
     "C:/Program Files/OpenMesh 2.4"
     "C:/Program Files/OpenMesh 2.0/include"
+    "C:/libs/OpenMesh 6.0"
     "C:/libs/OpenMesh 5.1"
     "C:/libs/OpenMesh 5.0"
     "C:/libs/OpenMesh 4.2"
diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Core/System/config.h b/src/OpenMesh/Core/System/config.h
index 167637a3..8a32b132 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Core/System/config.h
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Core/System/config.h
@@ -64,8 +64,9 @@
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-#define OM_VERSION 0x50100
-//#define OM_VERSION 0x40200
+
+#define OM_VERSION 0x60000
+//#define OM_VERSION 0x50100
 
 // only defined, if it is a beta version
 //#define OM_VERSION_BETA 4