diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 1f7b810e628d..9e85b95dad70 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ checksum = "8b870d8c151b6f2fb93e84a13146138f05d02ed11c7e7c54f8826aaaf7c9f184"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "poise"
-version = "0.6.0-rc1"
+version = "0.6.1-rc1"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "derivative",
@@ -985,7 +985,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "poise_macros"
-version = "0.6.0-rc1"
+version = "0.6.1-rc1"
 dependencies = [
  "darling",
  "proc-macro2",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 77d9735db055..8308d4dc1ea0 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 authors = ["kangalio <jannik.a.schaper@web.de>"]
 edition = "2018"
 name = "poise"
-version = "0.6.0-rc1"
+version = "0.6.1-rc1"
 rust-version = "1.74.0"
 description = "A Discord bot framework for serenity"
 license = "MIT"
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ repository = "https://github.com/serenity-rs/poise/"
 [dependencies]
 tokio = { version = "1.25.1", default-features = false } # for async in general
 futures-util = { version = "0.3.13", default-features = false } # for async in general
-poise_macros = { path = "macros", version = "0.6.0-rc1" } # remember to update the version on changes!
+poise_macros = { path = "macros", version = "0.6.1-rc1" } # remember to update the version on changes!
 async-trait = { version = "0.1.48", default-features = false } # various traits
 regex = { version = "1.6.0", default-features = false, features = ["std"] } # prefix
 tracing = { version = "0.1.40", features = ["log"] } # warning about weird state
diff --git a/macros/Cargo.toml b/macros/Cargo.toml
index 25ffe02dc870..456b43322961 100644
--- a/macros/Cargo.toml
+++ b/macros/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "poise_macros"
-version = "0.6.0-rc1" # remember to update the version
+version = "0.6.1-rc1" # remember to update the version
 authors = ["kangalio <jannik.a.schaper@web.de>"]
 edition = "2018"
 description = "Internal macro implementation crate of poise"