diff --git a/.changeset/violet-starfishes-lick.md b/.changeset/violet-starfishes-lick.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9124fe5d86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/violet-starfishes-lick.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@marko/runtime-tags": patch
+---
+
+Release Marko 6 beta with `next` prefix for easier semver targeting.
diff --git a/scripts/publish-alias.ts b/scripts/publish-alias.ts
index bea5dca7eb..d5ffc7b6eb 100644
--- a/scripts/publish-alias.ts
+++ b/scripts/publish-alias.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const originalPkgSource = fs.readFileSync(runtimeTagsPkgFile, "utf-8");
 const pkg = JSON.parse(originalPkgSource);
 
 pkg.name = "marko";
-pkg.version = "6.0.0-" + pkg.version.replace(/^(0\.)+/, "");
+pkg.version = "6.0.0-next." + pkg.version.replace(/^(0\.)+/, "");
 
 try {
   fs.writeFileSync(runtimeTagsPkgFile, JSON.stringify(pkg, null, 2) + "\n");