Version bump to start work on 6.2

docs/releases/upgrading.md

@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ The compatible versions of Django and Python for each Wagtail release are:
 
 | Wagtail release | Compatible Django versions | Compatible Python versions |
 | --------------- | -------------------------- | -------------------------- |
+| 6.2             | 4.2, 5.0                   | 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12 |
 | 6.1             | 4.2, 5.0                   | 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12 |
 | 6.0             | 4.2, 5.0                   | 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12 |
 | 5.2 LTS         | 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.0[^*]     | 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12 |

wagtail/__init__.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from wagtail.utils.version import get_semver_version, get_version
 
 # major.minor.patch.release.number
 # release must be one of alpha, beta, rc, or final
-VERSION = (6, 1, 0, "alpha", 0)
+VERSION = (6, 2, 0, "alpha", 0)
 
 __version__ = get_version(VERSION)
 

wagtail/admin/wagtail_hooks.py

@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ def register_reports_menu():
 
 @hooks.register("register_help_menu_item")
 def register_whats_new_in_wagtail_version_menu_item():
-    version = "6.1"
+    version = "6.2"
     return DismissibleMenuItem(
         _("What's new in Wagtail %(version)s") % {"version": version},
         wagtail_feature_release_whats_new_link(),

wagtail/project_template/requirements.txt

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 Django>=4.2,<5.1
-wagtail==6.1a0
+wagtail==6.2a0