diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 9c18d2ac0..9bd726b60 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+6.0.0 (2018-03-09):
+
+* Improvement: Depend only on `aws-sdk-s3` instead of `aws-sdk` (https://github.com/thoughtbot/paperclip/pull/2481)
+
 5.3.0 (2018-03-09):
 
 * Improvement: Use `FactoryBot` instead of `FactoryGirl` (https://github.com/thoughtbot/paperclip/pull/2501)
diff --git a/lib/paperclip/version.rb b/lib/paperclip/version.rb
index 8fb7ab165..8e7d734e0 100644
--- a/lib/paperclip/version.rb
+++ b/lib/paperclip/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module Paperclip
   unless defined?(Paperclip::VERSION)
-    VERSION = "5.3.0".freeze
+    VERSION = "6.0.0".freeze
   end
 end