diff --git a/roles/0-init/defaults/main.yml b/roles/0-init/defaults/main.yml
index 9f75ff8e9..51218e11d 100644
--- a/roles/0-init/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/0-init/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # use these as a tag a release at a point in time
-iiab_base_ver: 6.4
+iiab_base_ver: 6.5
 iiab_revision: 0
 
 # These entries should never be changed in this file.