diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 8b9916c960..a964ffca99 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Changes in synapse v0.10.0-rc6 (2015-09-02)
+===========================================
+
+* Remove some of the old database upgrade scripts.
+* Fix database port script to work with newly created sqlite databases.
+
 Changes in synapse v0.10.0-rc5 (2015-08-27)
 ===========================================
 
diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index 57b8304d35..f8cb48ff15 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 """ This is a reference implementation of a Matrix home server.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.10.0-rc5"
+__version__ = "0.10.0-rc6"