diff --git a/.github/release-please/manifest.json b/.github/release-please/manifest.json
index 3a4443af38b3..d360ffb19dfa 100644
--- a/.github/release-please/manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please/manifest.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "core": "24.5.1",
+  "core": "24.6.0",
   "prover": "14.4.0"
 }
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f5278407a7ef..efc3bcb6df08 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -8605,7 +8605,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zksync_external_node"
-version = "24.5.1"
+version = "24.6.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "assert_matches",
diff --git a/core/CHANGELOG.md b/core/CHANGELOG.md
index 18d74c9e4468..149c049c9ed7 100644
--- a/core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [24.6.0](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/compare/core-v24.5.1...core-v24.6.0) (2024-06-03)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **en:** Fetch old L1 batch hashes from L1 ([#2000](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/2000)) ([dc5a918](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/dc5a9188a44a51810c9b7609a0887090043507f2))
+* use semver for metrics, move constants to prover workspace ([#2098](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/2098)) ([7a50a9f](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/7a50a9f79e516ec150d1f30b9f1c781a5523375b))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **api:** correct default fee data in eth call ([#2072](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/2072)) ([e71f6f9](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/e71f6f96bda08f8330c643a31df4ef9e82c9afc2))
+
 ## [24.5.1](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/compare/core-v24.5.0...core-v24.5.1) (2024-05-31)
 
 
diff --git a/core/bin/external_node/Cargo.toml b/core/bin/external_node/Cargo.toml
index 8ca3abb23eae..e390a9d873e3 100644
--- a/core/bin/external_node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/bin/external_node/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "zksync_external_node"
-version = "24.5.1" # x-release-please-version
+version = "24.6.0" # x-release-please-version
 edition.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true