diff --git a/include/rocksdb/version.h b/include/rocksdb/version.h
index 5b12bc2cc..41ea925f0 100644
--- a/include/rocksdb/version.h
+++ b/include/rocksdb/version.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 // NOTE: in 'main' development branch, this should be the *next*
 // minor or major version number planned for release.
 #define ROCKSDB_MAJOR 7
-#define ROCKSDB_MINOR 5
+#define ROCKSDB_MINOR 6
 #define ROCKSDB_PATCH 0
 
 // Do not use these. We made the mistake of declaring macros starting with
diff --git a/tools/check_format_compatible.sh b/tools/check_format_compatible.sh
index 7d4e578a8..f5f82423a 100755
--- a/tools/check_format_compatible.sh
+++ b/tools/check_format_compatible.sh
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ EOF
 
 # To check for DB forward compatibility with loading options (old version
 # reading data from new), as well as backward compatibility
-declare -a db_forward_with_options_refs=("6.6.fb" "6.7.fb" "6.8.fb" "6.9.fb" "6.10.fb" "6.11.fb" "6.12.fb" "6.13.fb" "6.14.fb" "6.15.fb" "6.16.fb" "6.17.fb" "6.18.fb" "6.19.fb" "6.20.fb" "6.21.fb" "6.22.fb" "6.23.fb" "6.24.fb" "6.25.fb" "6.26.fb" "6.27.fb" "6.28.fb" "6.29.fb" "7.0.fb" "7.1.fb" "7.2.fb" "7.3.fb" "7.4.fb")
+declare -a db_forward_with_options_refs=("6.6.fb" "6.7.fb" "6.8.fb" "6.9.fb" "6.10.fb" "6.11.fb" "6.12.fb" "6.13.fb" "6.14.fb" "6.15.fb" "6.16.fb" "6.17.fb" "6.18.fb" "6.19.fb" "6.20.fb" "6.21.fb" "6.22.fb" "6.23.fb" "6.24.fb" "6.25.fb" "6.26.fb" "6.27.fb" "6.28.fb" "6.29.fb" "7.0.fb" "7.1.fb" "7.2.fb" "7.3.fb" "7.4.fb" "7.5.fb")
 # To check for DB forward compatibility without loading options (in addition
 # to the "with loading options" set), as well as backward compatibility
 declare -a db_forward_no_options_refs=() # N/A at the moment