diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 </p>
 
 <p align="center">
-  <img alt="release"   src="https://img.shields.io/badge/release-v0.5.8-2874d7" />
+  <img alt="release"   src="https://img.shields.io/badge/release-v0.6.0-2874d7" />
   <img alt="license"   src="https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT%20%7C%20Apache--2.0-59824f" />
   <img alt="rust"      src="https://img.shields.io/badge/built%20with-Rust-fb8841?logo=rust&logoColor=white" />
   <img alt="container" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/container--native-OCI%20%C2%B7%20OpenShift-2496ED?logo=docker&logoColor=white" />
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Upload `.iso` files (or point at a remote share), and any machine on the network
 them — Linux installers, live tools, or stock Windows setup — with **zero iPXE knowledge
 required by the operator.**
 
-> **Status — v0.5.5, late pre-beta.** The full PXE stack, web UI, remote ISO libraries
+> **Status — v0.6.0, late pre-beta.** The full PXE stack, web UI, remote ISO libraries
 > (SMB/NFS/SFTP), Windows deployment, queued fleet rollout, SAML SSO, and Prometheus
 > metrics are implemented and test-covered. The release checklist gates every tag on the
 > full test suite + `clippy`. Currently in real-hardware validation.