diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 237a503..83a32cf 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ dataverse:
   usermgmtkey: burrito
   deployment:
     upgrade_only: false
-  version: '6.0'
+  version: '6.1'
 #  robots_txt_url: https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/_downloads/3a5cd7a283eecd5e93289e30af713554/robots.txt
 
 build_guides: false
diff --git a/tests/group_vars/vagrant.yml b/tests/group_vars/vagrant.yml
index 4fd9056..5152cd7 100644
--- a/tests/group_vars/vagrant.yml
+++ b/tests/group_vars/vagrant.yml
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ dataverse:
   usermgmtkey: burrito
   deployment:
     upgrade_only: false
-  version: '6.0'
+  version: '6.1'
 
 build_guides: false