diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index e6d9130b17b..70fbe252f4f 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "5.105.0"
+    ".": "6.0.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 65f86fc0e00..cdc92e81a55 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,17 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project does adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [6.0.0](https://github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-dotnet/compare/5.105.0...6.0.0) (2026-05-01)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* Dropped net5.0 target framework. The SDK now targets netstandard2.0, netstandard2.1, net8.0, and net10.0. Consumers targeting net5.0 must upgrade to net8.0 or later.
+
+### Features
+
+* update target frameworks to net8.0 and net10.0, drop net5.0 ([#3096](https://github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-dotnet/issues/3096)) ([a383774](https://github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-dotnet/commit/a383774098485229a3ca2952cdf0c736f61785d1))
+
 ## [5.105.0](https://github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-dotnet/compare/5.104.0...5.105.0) (2026-04-24)
 
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Graph/Microsoft.Graph.csproj b/src/Microsoft.Graph/Microsoft.Graph.csproj
index c18a85fcaa7..6585764af7a 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Graph/Microsoft.Graph.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Graph/Microsoft.Graph.csproj
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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     <AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>true</AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>
     <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
-    <VersionPrefix>5.105.0</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionPrefix>6.0.0</VersionPrefix>
     <!-- x-release-please-end -->
     <!-- VersionPrefix minor version should not be set when the change comes from the generator. It will be updated automatically. -->
     <!-- VersionPrefix minor version must be manually set when making manual changes to code. -->