diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/pipelines.yml b/.azure-pipelines/pipelines.yml
index 1619abbbe4740..4ec326cc6bb23 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/pipelines.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/pipelines.yml
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ stages:
   dependsOn: ["precheck"]
   jobs:
   - job: release
-    timeoutInMinutes: 120
+    timeoutInMinutes: 180
     pool:
       vmImage: "windows-2019"
     steps:
diff --git a/.bazelversion b/.bazelversion
index ac14c3dfaa865..864f3a11f29e0 100644
--- a/.bazelversion
+++ b/.bazelversion
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.1.1
+6.0.0-pre.20220414.2