diff --git a/wp-admin/about.php b/wp-admin/about.php
index 3c2dd8a5df..12940189af 100644
--- a/wp-admin/about.php
+++ b/wp-admin/about.php
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ include( ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/admin-header.php' );
 				printf(
 					/* translators: %s: WordPress version number */
 					__( '<strong>Version %s</strong> addressed some security issues.' ),
-					'5.0.5'
+					'5.0.6'
 				);
 				?>
 				<?php
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ include( ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/admin-header.php' );
 					sprintf(
 						/* translators: %s: WordPress version */
 						esc_url( __( 'https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-%s/' ) ),
-						sanitize_title( '5.0.5' )
+						sanitize_title( '5.0.6' )
 					)
 				);
 				?>
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index abdcc3f095..689602be68 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.0.5';
+$wp_version = '5.0.6';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.