diff --git a/.github/workflows/weekly-acceptance-1-4-0-rc1.yml b/.github/workflows/weekly-acceptance-1-5-x.yml
similarity index 93%
rename from .github/workflows/weekly-acceptance-1-4-0-rc1.yml
rename to .github/workflows/weekly-acceptance-1-5-x.yml
index 58898baeab..ea245dc1d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/weekly-acceptance-1-4-0-rc1.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/weekly-acceptance-1-5-x.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Dispatch to the consul-k8s-workflows with a weekly cron
 #
 # A separate file is needed for each release because the cron schedules are different for each release.
-name: weekly-acceptance-1-4-0-rc1
+name: weekly-acceptance-1-5-x
 on:
   schedule:
     # * is a special character in YAML so you have to quote this string
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ on:
 
 # these should be the only settings that you will ever need to change
 env:
-  BRANCH: "release/1.4.0-rc1"
+  BRANCH: "release/1.5.x"
   CONTEXT: "weekly"
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bb665fc5e7..408512c4be 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ ifndef CONSUL_K8S_RELEASE_DATE
 	$(error CONSUL_K8S_RELEASE_DATE is required, use format <Month> <Day>, <Year> (ex. October 4, 2022))
 endif
 ifndef CONSUL_K8S_NEXT_RELEASE_VERSION
-	$(error CONSUL_K8S_RELEASE_VERSION is required)
+	$(error CONSUL_K8S_NEXT_RELEASE_VERSION is required)
 endif
 ifndef CONSUL_K8S_CONSUL_VERSION
 	$(error CONSUL_K8S_CONSUL_VERSION is required)
diff --git a/charts/consul/Chart.yaml b/charts/consul/Chart.yaml
index d74a42ba95..3dc8d13015 100644
--- a/charts/consul/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/consul/Chart.yaml
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 
 apiVersion: v2
 name: consul
-version: 1.5.0-dev
-appVersion: 1.19-dev
+version: 1.6.0-dev
+appVersion: 1.20-dev
 kubeVersion: ">=1.22.0-0"
 description: Official HashiCorp Consul Chart
 home: https://www.consul.io
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ annotations:
   artifacthub.io/prerelease: true
   artifacthub.io/images: |
     - name: consul
-      image: docker.mirror.hashicorp.services/hashicorppreview/consul:1.19-dev
+      image: docker.mirror.hashicorp.services/hashicorppreview/consul:1.20-dev
     - name: consul-k8s-control-plane
-      image: docker.mirror.hashicorp.services/hashicorppreview/consul-k8s-control-plane:1.5-dev
+      image: docker.mirror.hashicorp.services/hashicorppreview/consul-k8s-control-plane:1.6-dev
     - name: consul-dataplane
-      image: docker.mirror.hashicorp.services/hashicorppreview/consul-dataplane:1.5-dev
+      image: docker.mirror.hashicorp.services/hashicorppreview/consul-dataplane:1.6-dev
     - name: envoy
       image: envoyproxy/envoy:v1.25.11
   artifacthub.io/license: MPL-2.0
diff --git a/charts/consul/values.yaml b/charts/consul/values.yaml
index 930c23c681..c93ed004e0 100644
--- a/charts/consul/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/consul/values.yaml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ global:
   # image: "hashicorp/consul-enterprise:1.10.0-ent"
   # ```
   # @default: hashicorp/consul:<latest version>
-  image: docker.mirror.hashicorp.services/hashicorppreview/consul:1.19-dev
+  image: docker.mirror.hashicorp.services/hashicorppreview/consul:1.20-dev
 
   # Array of objects containing image pull secret names that will be applied to each service account.
   # This can be used to reference image pull secrets if using a custom consul or consul-k8s-control-plane Docker image.
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ global:
   # image that is used for functionality such as catalog sync.
   # This can be overridden per component.
   # @default: hashicorp/consul-k8s-control-plane:<latest version>
-  imageK8S: docker.mirror.hashicorp.services/hashicorppreview/consul-k8s-control-plane:1.5-dev
+  imageK8S: docker.mirror.hashicorp.services/hashicorppreview/consul-k8s-control-plane:1.6-dev
 
   # The image pull policy used globally for images controlled by Consul (consul, consul-dataplane, consul-k8s, consul-telemetry-collector).
   # One of "IfNotPresent", "Always", "Never", and "". Refer to https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/containers/images/#image-pull-policy
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ global:
   # The name (and tag) of the consul-dataplane Docker image used for the
   # connect-injected sidecar proxies and mesh, terminating, and ingress gateways.
   # @default: hashicorp/consul-dataplane:<latest supported version>
-  imageConsulDataplane: docker.mirror.hashicorp.services/hashicorppreview/consul-dataplane:1.5-dev
+  imageConsulDataplane: docker.mirror.hashicorp.services/hashicorppreview/consul-dataplane:1.6-dev
 
   # Configuration for running this Helm chart on the Red Hat OpenShift platform.
   # This Helm chart currently supports OpenShift v4.x+.
diff --git a/cli/version/version.go b/cli/version/version.go
index f68d1632a6..e5d773c66d 100644
--- a/cli/version/version.go
+++ b/cli/version/version.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ var (
 	//
 	// Version must conform to the format expected by
 	// github.com/hashicorp/go-version for tests to work.
-	Version = "1.5.0"
+	Version = "1.6.0"
 
 	// A pre-release marker for the version. If this is "" (empty string)
 	// then it means that it is a final release. Otherwise, this is a pre-release
diff --git a/control-plane/version/version.go b/control-plane/version/version.go
index f68d1632a6..e5d773c66d 100644
--- a/control-plane/version/version.go
+++ b/control-plane/version/version.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ var (
 	//
 	// Version must conform to the format expected by
 	// github.com/hashicorp/go-version for tests to work.
-	Version = "1.5.0"
+	Version = "1.6.0"
 
 	// A pre-release marker for the version. If this is "" (empty string)
 	// then it means that it is a final release. Otherwise, this is a pre-release