diff --git a/SPECS/rocky-release.spec b/SPECS/rocky-release.spec
index f516dd4..a2ce4fd 100644
--- a/SPECS/rocky-release.spec
+++ b/SPECS/rocky-release.spec
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 %define distro_name  Rocky Linux
 %define distro_code  Green Obsidian
 %define major   8
-%define minor   5
-%define rocky_rel 4
+%define minor   6
+%define rocky_rel 1
 %define upstream_rel %{major}.%{minor}
 %define rpm_license  BSD-3-Clause
 
@@ -236,6 +236,9 @@ install -p -m 0644 %{SOURCE1226} %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/yum.repos.d/
 %{_sysconfdir}/pki/rpm-gpg/
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Mar 29 2022 Louis Abel <label@rockylinux.org> - 8.6-1
+- 8.6 prepatory release
+
 * Mon Feb 14 2022 Louis Abel <label@rockylinux.org> - 8.5-4
 - Add bootstrap to macros to match EL9