diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 78cea733fe..4cb5a1bc7b 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2.3.8rc5 to 2.3.8rc6:
+  - Few minor environment fixes at deploy time. (Todor Ivanov) #12183
+  - Properly run restartComponent.sh avoiding hardwired paths (Todor Ivanov) #12185
+  - Fix delayed $WMA_DEPLOY_DIR env virable (Todor Ivanov) #12167
+
+
 2.3.8rc4 to 2.3.8rc5:
   - Convert reusable to non-reusable GitHub Action (Alan Malta Rodrigues) #12180
   - Revert changes for attestation in CD pipeline (Alan Malta Rodrigues) #12180
diff --git a/src/python/WMCore/__init__.py b/src/python/WMCore/__init__.py
index 02d0501ed4..79a52ff2e0 100644
--- a/src/python/WMCore/__init__.py
+++ b/src/python/WMCore/__init__.py
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
 """
 
-__version__ = '2.3.8rc5'
+__version__ = '2.3.8rc6'
 __all__ = []