diff --git a/azurelinuxagent/common/version.py b/azurelinuxagent/common/version.py
index d529bb8..222a720 100644
--- a/azurelinuxagent/common/version.py
+++ b/azurelinuxagent/common/version.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def get_distro():
 
 AGENT_NAME = "WALinuxAgent"
 AGENT_LONG_NAME = "Azure Linux Agent"
-AGENT_VERSION = '2.1.5.rc5'
+AGENT_VERSION = '2.1.5.rc6'
 AGENT_LONG_VERSION = "{0}-{1}".format(AGENT_NAME, AGENT_VERSION)
 AGENT_DESCRIPTION = """\
 The Azure Linux Agent supports the provisioning and running of Linux