diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f6c300a..4272367 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [6.0.0] - 2026-03-03
+
 ### Changed
 
 - Updated pip from 25.3 to 26.0.1. ([#508](https://github.com/heroku/buildpacks-python/pull/508))
@@ -590,7 +592,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 - Initial implementation. ([#3](https://github.com/heroku/buildpacks-python/pull/3))
 
-[unreleased]: https://github.com/heroku/buildpacks-python/compare/v5.1.0...HEAD
+[unreleased]: https://github.com/heroku/buildpacks-python/compare/v6.0.0...HEAD
+[6.0.0]: https://github.com/heroku/buildpacks-python/compare/v5.1.0...v6.0.0
 [5.1.0]: https://github.com/heroku/buildpacks-python/compare/v5.0.0...v5.1.0
 [5.0.0]: https://github.com/heroku/buildpacks-python/compare/v4.1.2...v5.0.0
 [4.1.2]: https://github.com/heroku/buildpacks-python/compare/v4.1.1...v4.1.2
diff --git a/buildpack.toml b/buildpack.toml
index ee76f47..8543815 100644
--- a/buildpack.toml
+++ b/buildpack.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ api = "0.10"
 
 [buildpack]
 id = "heroku/python"
-version = "5.1.0"
+version = "6.0.0"
 name = "Heroku Python"
 homepage = "https://github.com/heroku/buildpacks-python"
 description = "Heroku's buildpack for Python applications."