@@ -4,15 +4,21 @@ Notable changes to the ObjectBox Java library.
 
 For more insights into what changed in the database libraries, [check the ObjectBox C changelog](https://github.com/objectbox/objectbox-c/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md).
 
-## Next release
+## 6.0.0-beta - 2026-07-14
 
-- Requires at least Kotlin compiler and standard library 2.2.0.
+* Requires at least Kotlin compiler and standard library 2.2.0.
+* Update Android and JVM libraries to database version `6.0.0-beta-2026-07-13`
+  * Admin: modernized user interface based on Vue.js 3 and Material Design 3
+  * Admin: optimized pages now loading faster
+  * Android: log messages now use the logcat tag "ObjectBox" (previously "Box")
+  * Internal fixes and improvements
 
 ### Sync
 
-- Preview peer-to-peer mesh sync API: attach a `MeshConfig` via `SyncBuilder.mesh()` and query the running mesh via `SyncClient.getMesh()` (state, connected peer count, statistics counters).
-  Mesh configurations are created by ObjectBox platform libraries that provide a mesh network (transport).
-- New artifact `objectbox-meshsync-android`: provides the mesh network for Android using Google Nearby Connections. Add it next to the Sync variant of the Android library (like `objectbox-sync-android`) and create a mesh configuration with `AndroidMeshSync.createConfig(context, meshId)`. It includes the permissions required by Nearby Connections and the `play-services-nearby` dependency.
+* **New** [Mesh Sync API](https://sync.objectbox.io/mesh-sync): peer-to-peer (P2P) synchronization between sync clients without a central server.  
+  * Attach a `MeshConfig` via `SyncBuilder.mesh()` and query the running mesh via `SyncClient.getMesh()` (state, connected peer count, statistics counters). 
+    Mesh configurations are created by ObjectBox platform libraries that provide a mesh network (transport).
+  * New artifact `objectbox-meshsync-android`: provides the mesh network for Android using Google Nearby Connections. Add it next to the Sync variant of the Android library (like `objectbox-sync-android`) and create a mesh configuration with `AndroidMeshSync.createConfig(context, meshId)`. It includes the permissions required by Nearby Connections and the `play-services-nearby` dependency. See [its README for details](objectbox-meshsync-android/README.md).
 
 ## 5.4.2 - 2026-05-05
 
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ agp = "AGP_VERSION"
 kotlin = "KOTLIN_VERSION"
 
 # Define a variable for the version of the ObjectBox plugin
-objectbox = "5.4.2"
+objectbox = "6.0.0-beta"
 
 [plugins]
 # For an Android project, using Android Gradle Plugin 9.0 or newer
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ Your project can now use ObjectBox, continue by [defining entity classes](https:
 
 plugins {
     // Add the ObjectBox plugin
-    id("io.objectbox") version "5.4.2" apply false
+    id("io.objectbox") version "6.0.0-beta" apply false
 }
 ```
 
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ dependencyResolutionManagement {
 
 buildscript {
     // Define a variable for the ObjectBox plugin version
-    val objectboxVersion by extra("5.4.2")
+    val objectboxVersion by extra("6.0.0-beta")
 
     repositories {
         // Add Maven Central to the plugin repositories     
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ allprojects {
 
 buildscript {
     // Define a variable for the ObjectBox plugin version
-    ext.objectboxVersion = "5.4.2"
+    ext.objectboxVersion = "6.0.0-beta"
   
     repositories {        
         // Add Maven Central to the plugin repositories
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ buildscript {
 
     // Version of Maven artifacts
     // Should only be changed as part of the release process, see the release checklist in the objectbox repo
-    val versionNumber = "5.4.3"
+    val versionNumber = "6.0.0-beta"
 
     // If OBX_RELEASE is set, build and depend on release versions. Doesn't publish a release.
     // See the release checklist in the objectbox repo on how to publish a release.
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public class BoxStore implements Closeable {
      * ReLinker uses this as a suffix for the extracted shared library file. If different, it will update it. Should be
      * unique to avoid conflicts.
      */
-    public static final String JNI_VERSION = "5.3.2-2026-05-05";
+    public static final String JNI_VERSION = "6.0.0-2026-07-13";
 
     /**
      * The ObjectBox database version this Java library is known to work with.