diff --git a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-files-datalake/CHANGELOG.md b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-files-datalake/CHANGELOG.md
index acc56e4ee..4123d362f 100644
--- a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-files-datalake/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-files-datalake/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 # Release History
 
+## 12.6.0-beta.1 (Unreleased)
+
+### Features Added
+
+### Breaking Changes
+
+### Bugs Fixed
+
+### Other Changes
+
 ## 12.5.0 (2023-01-10)
 
 - New features in `12.5.0-beta.1` are now generally available.
diff --git a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-files-datalake/src/private/package_version.hpp b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-files-datalake/src/private/package_version.hpp
index 647b5a637..3c9524ff9 100644
--- a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-files-datalake/src/private/package_version.hpp
+++ b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-files-datalake/src/private/package_version.hpp
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #define AZURE_STORAGE_FILES_DATALAKE_VERSION_MAJOR 12
-#define AZURE_STORAGE_FILES_DATALAKE_VERSION_MINOR 5
+#define AZURE_STORAGE_FILES_DATALAKE_VERSION_MINOR 6
 #define AZURE_STORAGE_FILES_DATALAKE_VERSION_PATCH 0
-#define AZURE_STORAGE_FILES_DATALAKE_VERSION_PRERELEASE ""
+#define AZURE_STORAGE_FILES_DATALAKE_VERSION_PRERELEASE "beta.1"
 
 #define AZURE_STORAGE_FILES_DATALAKE_VERSION_ITOA_HELPER(i) #i
 #define AZURE_STORAGE_FILES_DATALAKE_VERSION_ITOA(i) \