diff --git a/build.json b/build.json
index 81cd9e9..9811315 100644
--- a/build.json
+++ b/build.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "xdmod-appkernels",
-    "version": "8.5.0",
+    "version": "8.6.0",
     "release": "1.0",
     "files": {
         "include_paths": [
diff --git a/configuration/portal_settings.ini b/configuration/portal_settings.ini
index 6bb075b..290a8b8 100644
--- a/configuration/portal_settings.ini
+++ b/configuration/portal_settings.ini
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ appkernels = "on"
 [appkernels-general]
 
 ; The version number is updated during the upgrade process.
-version = "8.5.0"
+version = "8.6.0"
 
 ; App kernel database and metric configuration.
 [appkernel]
diff --git a/xdmod-appkernels.spec.in b/xdmod-appkernels.spec.in
index 4ccc707..15f186e 100644
--- a/xdmod-appkernels.spec.in
+++ b/xdmod-appkernels.spec.in
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Source:        %{name}-%{version}__PRERELEASE__.tar.gz
 BuildRoot:     %(mktemp -ud %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}__PRERELEASE__-%{release}-XXXXXX)
 BuildArch:     noarch
 BuildRequires: php-cli
-Requires:      xdmod >= 8.5.0, xdmod < 8.6.0
+Requires:      xdmod >= 8.6.0, xdmod < 8.7.0
 
 %description
 This package provides application kernel support for Open XDMoD. The