diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 751ccd8f4..ec1a1825e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,19 +62,19 @@ Using gridstack.js with jQuery UI
 * Using CDN (minimized):
 
 ```html
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/gridstack@0.5.5/dist/gridstack.min.css" />
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/gridstack@0.6.0/dist/gridstack.min.css" />
 <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/gridstack@0.5.5/dist/gridstack.all.js"></script>
+<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/gridstack@0.6.0/dist/gridstack.all.js"></script>
 ```
 
 * Using CDN (debug):
 
 ```html
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/gridstack@0.5.5/dist/gridstack.css" />
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/gridstack@0.6.0/dist/gridstack.css" />
 <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/gridstack@0.5.5/dist/gridstack.js"></script>
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/gridstack@0.5.5/dist/jquery-ui.js"></script>
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/gridstack@0.5.5/dist/gridstack.jQueryUI.js"></script>
+<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/gridstack@0.6.0/dist/gridstack.js"></script>
+<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/gridstack@0.6.0/dist/jquery-ui.js"></script>
+<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/gridstack@0.6.0/dist/gridstack.jQueryUI.js"></script>
 ```
 
 * or local:
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ $('.grid-stack').gridstack( {column: N} );
 
 2) include `gridstack-extra.css` if **N < 12** (else custom CSS - see next). Without these, things will not render/work correctly.
 ```html
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/gridstack@0.5.5/dist/gridstack-extra.css"/>
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/gridstack@0.6.0/dist/gridstack-extra.css"/>
 
 <div class="grid-stack grid-stack-N">...</div>
 ```
diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index d214c7173..b8f2e2606 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "gridstack",
-  "version": "0.5.5-dev",
+  "version": "0.6.0",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/gridstack/gridstack.js",
   "authors": [
     "Pavel Reznikov <pashka.reznikov@gmail.com>",
diff --git a/doc/CHANGES.md b/doc/CHANGES.md
index 0d2e2628b..14eafbf9d 100644
--- a/doc/CHANGES.md
+++ b/doc/CHANGES.md
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ Change log
 <!-- DON'T EDIT THIS SECTION, INSTEAD RE-RUN doctoc TO UPDATE -->
 **Table of Contents**  *generated with [DocToc](http://doctoc.herokuapp.com/)*
 
-- [v0.5.5-dev (upcoming changes)](#v055-dev-upcoming-changes)
+- [v0.6.0-dev (upcoming changes)](#v060-dev-upcoming-changes)
+- [v0.6.0 (2019-12-24)](#v060-2019-12-24)
 - [v0.5.5 (2019-11-27)](#v055-2019-11-27)
 - [v0.5.4 (2019-11-26)](#v054-2019-11-26)
 - [v0.5.3 (2019-11-20)](#v053-2019-11-20)
@@ -25,7 +26,11 @@ Change log
 
 <!-- END doctoc generated TOC please keep comment here to allow auto update -->
 
-## v0.5.5-dev (upcoming changes)
+## v0.6.0-dev (upcoming changes)
+
+- TBD
+
+## v0.6.0 (2019-12-24)
 
 - add `float(val)` to set/get the grid float mode, which will relayout [#1088](https://github.com/gridstack/gridstack.js/pull/1088)
 - add `compact()` to reclaim any empty space and relayout grid items [#1101](https://github.com/gridstack/gridstack.js/pull/1101)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 96a48dbb5..b613e0cca 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "gridstack",
-  "version": "0.5.5-dev",
+  "version": "0.6.0",
   "description": "gridstack.js is a jQuery plugin for widget layout",
   "main": "dist/gridstack.js",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/src/gridstack-poly.js b/src/gridstack-poly.js
index 9cda393e8..fc60a8a81 100644
--- a/src/gridstack-poly.js
+++ b/src/gridstack-poly.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/** gridstack.js 0.5.5-dev - IE and older browsers Polyfills for this library @preserve*/
+/** gridstack.js 0.6.0 - IE and older browsers Polyfills for this library @preserve*/
 /**
  * https://gridstackjs.com/
  * (c) 2019 Alain Dumesny
diff --git a/src/gridstack.d.ts b/src/gridstack.d.ts
index a15a56735..cee23b14e 100644
--- a/src/gridstack.d.ts
+++ b/src/gridstack.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Type definitions for Gridstack 0.5.5-dev
+// Type definitions for Gridstack 0.6.0
 // Project: https://gridstackjs.com/
 // Definitions by: Pascal Senn <https://github.com/PascalSenn>
 //                 Ricky Blankenaufulland <https://github.com/ZoolWay>
diff --git a/src/gridstack.jQueryUI.js b/src/gridstack.jQueryUI.js
index d8e5ab582..9d570c3ff 100644
--- a/src/gridstack.jQueryUI.js
+++ b/src/gridstack.jQueryUI.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/** gridstack.js 0.5.5-dev - JQuery UI Drag&Drop plugin @preserve */
+/** gridstack.js 0.6.0 - JQuery UI Drag&Drop plugin @preserve */
 /**
  * https://gridstackjs.com/
  * (c) 2014-2019 Dylan Weiss, Alain Dumesny, Pavel Reznikov
diff --git a/src/gridstack.js b/src/gridstack.js
index 44d98ccb6..b35697d9d 100644
--- a/src/gridstack.js
+++ b/src/gridstack.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * gridstack.js 0.5.5-dev
+ * gridstack.js 0.6.0
  * https://gridstackjs.com/
  * (c) 2014-2019 Dylan Weiss, Alain Dumesny, Pavel Reznikov
  * gridstack.js may be freely distributed under the MIT license.