diff --git a/tools/props/Versions.props b/tools/props/Versions.props
index a41fd120d1..c16174881d 100644
--- a/tools/props/Versions.props
+++ b/tools/props/Versions.props
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project ToolsVersion="Current" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <MdsVersionDefault>5.2.0</MdsVersionDefault>
+    <MdsVersionDefault>6.0.0</MdsVersionDefault>
     <BuildNumber Condition="'$(BuildNumber)' == ''">0</BuildNumber>
     <AssemblyFileVersion Condition="'$(AssemblyFileVersion)' == ''">$(MdsVersionDefault).$(BuildNumber)</AssemblyFileVersion>
     <FileVersion>$(AssemblyFileVersion)</FileVersion>
     <!-- This Assembly version corresponds to version of Microsoft.Data.SqlClient Assembly. -->
     <!-- Should only be changed in future when a non-backwards compatible driver is released. -->
     <!-- Future Assembly Version values shall be Major.Minor.0.0; e.g. 4.0.0.0 -->
-    <AssemblyVersion>5.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
+    <AssemblyVersion>6.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
     <NugetPackageVersion Condition="'$(NugetPackageVersion)' == ''">$(MdsVersionDefault)-dev</NugetPackageVersion>
     <Version>$(NugetPackageVersion)</Version>
   </PropertyGroup>