diff --git a/config/jest-config-carbon/package.json b/config/jest-config-carbon/package.json
index 7663749713d9..3c3ef8e7938c 100644
--- a/config/jest-config-carbon/package.json
+++ b/config/jest-config-carbon/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "jest-config-carbon",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Jest configuration and preset for Carbon",
-  "version": "1.2.0",
+  "version": "1.3.0-rc.0",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "main": "index.js",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/examples/codesandbox-styles/package.json b/examples/codesandbox-styles/package.json
index 772fb0855b06..61015da9d3d6 100644
--- a/examples/codesandbox-styles/package.json
+++ b/examples/codesandbox-styles/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "codesandbox-styles",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.8.0",
+  "version": "0.9.0-rc.0",
   "scripts": {
     "develop": "vite"
   },
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "vite": "^2.8.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@carbon/styles": "^1.5.0",
+    "@carbon/styles": "^1.6.0-rc.0",
     "sass": "^1.51.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/codesandbox-with-sass-compilation/package.json b/examples/codesandbox-with-sass-compilation/package.json
index 925350cfb2db..6c7c53e6b9cf 100644
--- a/examples/codesandbox-with-sass-compilation/package.json
+++ b/examples/codesandbox-with-sass-compilation/package.json
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {
   "name": "codesandbox-with-sass-compilation",
-  "version": "0.6.0",
+  "version": "0.7.0-rc.0",
   "private": true,
   "dependencies": {
-    "@carbon/react": "^1.5.0",
+    "@carbon/react": "^1.6.0-rc.0",
     "react": "^17.0.0",
     "react-dom": "^17.0.0"
   },
diff --git a/examples/codesandbox/package.json b/examples/codesandbox/package.json
index 1825e99bed5a..ad6337152d08 100644
--- a/examples/codesandbox/package.json
+++ b/examples/codesandbox/package.json
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {
   "name": "codesandbox",
-  "version": "0.6.0",
+  "version": "0.7.0-rc.0",
   "private": true,
   "dependencies": {
-    "@carbon/react": "^1.5.0",
+    "@carbon/react": "^1.6.0-rc.0",
     "react": "^17.0.0",
     "react-dom": "^17.0.0"
   },
diff --git a/examples/light-dark-mode/package.json b/examples/light-dark-mode/package.json
index 27a7cabc106e..aa51d5109d91 100644
--- a/examples/light-dark-mode/package.json
+++ b/examples/light-dark-mode/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "examples-light-dark",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.3.0",
+  "version": "0.4.0-rc.0",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "next build",
     "dev": "next dev",
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "start": "next start"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@carbon/react": "^1.5.0",
+    "@carbon/react": "^1.6.0-rc.0",
     "next": "12.1.4",
     "react": "18.0.0",
     "react-dom": "18.0.0"
diff --git a/examples/nextjs/package.json b/examples/nextjs/package.json
index 8a5b9807e488..80337fb9b087 100644
--- a/examples/nextjs/package.json
+++ b/examples/nextjs/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "examples-nextjs",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.5.0",
+  "version": "0.6.0-rc.0",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "next build",
     "dev": "next dev",
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "start": "next start"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@carbon/react": "^1.5.0",
+    "@carbon/react": "^1.6.0-rc.0",
     "next": "12.1.4",
     "react": "18.0.0",
     "react-dom": "18.0.0"
diff --git a/examples/vite/package.json b/examples/vite/package.json
index 296698af2bd3..6b4482741b10 100644
--- a/examples/vite/package.json
+++ b/examples/vite/package.json
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 {
   "name": "vite",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.3.0",
+  "version": "0.4.0-rc.0",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",
     "build": "vite build",
     "preview": "vite preview"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@carbon/react": "^1.5.0",
+    "@carbon/react": "^1.6.0-rc.0",
     "react": "^17.0.0",
     "react-dom": "^17.0.0"
   },
diff --git a/packages/carbon-components-react/package.json b/packages/carbon-components-react/package.json
index 8a9095c10461..e6180e47ca37 100644
--- a/packages/carbon-components-react/package.json
+++ b/packages/carbon-components-react/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "carbon-components-react",
   "description": "The Carbon Design System is IBM’s open-source design system for products and experiences.",
-  "version": "8.5.0",
+  "version": "8.6.0-rc.0",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "module": "es/index.js",
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
     "sass": "^1.33.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@carbon/react": "^1.5.0",
-    "@carbon/styles": "^1.5.0",
+    "@carbon/react": "^1.6.0-rc.0",
+    "@carbon/styles": "^1.6.0-rc.0",
     "@carbon/telemetry": "0.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/carbon-components/package.json b/packages/carbon-components/package.json
index fcb27ba7f0b9..89c0dab81f1e 100644
--- a/packages/carbon-components/package.json
+++ b/packages/carbon-components/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "carbon-components",
   "description": "The Carbon Design System is IBM’s open-source design system for products and experiences.",
-  "version": "11.5.0",
+  "version": "11.6.0-rc.0",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     "sass": "^1.33.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@carbon/styles": "^1.5.0",
+    "@carbon/styles": "^1.6.0-rc.0",
     "@carbon/telemetry": "0.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/react/package.json b/packages/react/package.json
index 16158357097c..8123adb1584e 100644
--- a/packages/react/package.json
+++ b/packages/react/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@carbon/react",
   "description": "React components for the Carbon Design System",
-  "version": "1.5.0",
+  "version": "1.6.0-rc.0",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "module": "es/index.js",
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     "@carbon/feature-flags": "^0.8.0",
     "@carbon/icons-react": "^11.5.0",
     "@carbon/layout": "^11.3.0",
-    "@carbon/styles": "^1.5.0",
+    "@carbon/styles": "^1.6.0-rc.0",
     "@carbon/telemetry": "0.1.0",
     "classnames": "2.3.1",
     "copy-to-clipboard": "^3.3.1",
diff --git a/packages/styles/package.json b/packages/styles/package.json
index dc1603d4a5f4..f8ec4c5aa6bd 100644
--- a/packages/styles/package.json
+++ b/packages/styles/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@carbon/styles",
   "description": "Styles for the Carbon Design System",
-  "version": "1.5.0",
+  "version": "1.6.0-rc.0",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/www/package.json b/www/package.json
index 1d6e2085be66..b1a5087669f1 100644
--- a/www/package.json
+++ b/www/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "www",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.14.0",
+  "version": "0.15.0-rc.0",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "start": "next start"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@carbon/react": "^1.5.0",
+    "@carbon/react": "^1.6.0-rc.0",
     "@octokit/core": "^3.5.1",
     "@octokit/plugin-retry": "^3.0.9",
     "@octokit/plugin-throttling": "^3.5.2",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index e7d5a1c685ca..48025ee32107 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2111,7 +2111,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
-"@carbon/react@^1.5.0, @carbon/react@workspace:packages/react":
+"@carbon/react@^1.6.0-rc.0, @carbon/react@workspace:packages/react":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@carbon/react@workspace:packages/react"
   dependencies:
@@ -2126,7 +2126,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@carbon/feature-flags": ^0.8.0
     "@carbon/icons-react": ^11.5.0
     "@carbon/layout": ^11.3.0
-    "@carbon/styles": ^1.5.0
+    "@carbon/styles": ^1.6.0-rc.0
     "@carbon/telemetry": 0.1.0
     "@carbon/test-utils": ^10.25.0
     "@carbon/themes": ^11.4.0
@@ -2221,7 +2221,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
-"@carbon/styles@^1.5.0, @carbon/styles@workspace:packages/styles":
+"@carbon/styles@^1.6.0-rc.0, @carbon/styles@workspace:packages/styles":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@carbon/styles@workspace:packages/styles"
   dependencies:
@@ -10568,8 +10568,8 @@ __metadata:
     "@babel/plugin-transform-react-constant-elements": ^7.17.12
     "@babel/preset-env": ^7.18.2
     "@babel/preset-react": ^7.17.12
-    "@carbon/react": ^1.5.0
-    "@carbon/styles": ^1.5.0
+    "@carbon/react": ^1.6.0-rc.0
+    "@carbon/styles": ^1.6.0-rc.0
     "@carbon/telemetry": 0.1.0
     "@carbon/test-utils": ^10.25.0
     "@rollup/plugin-babel": ^5.3.0
@@ -10595,7 +10595,7 @@ __metadata:
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "carbon-components@workspace:packages/carbon-components"
   dependencies:
-    "@carbon/styles": ^1.5.0
+    "@carbon/styles": ^1.6.0-rc.0
     "@carbon/telemetry": 0.1.0
     "@carbon/test-utils": ^10.25.0
     fs-extra: ^10.0.0
@@ -11284,7 +11284,7 @@ __metadata:
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "codesandbox-styles@workspace:examples/codesandbox-styles"
   dependencies:
-    "@carbon/styles": ^1.5.0
+    "@carbon/styles": ^1.6.0-rc.0
     sass: ^1.51.0
     vite: ^2.8.0
   languageName: unknown
@@ -11294,7 +11294,7 @@ __metadata:
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "codesandbox-with-sass-compilation@workspace:examples/codesandbox-with-sass-compilation"
   dependencies:
-    "@carbon/react": ^1.5.0
+    "@carbon/react": ^1.6.0-rc.0
     react: ^17.0.0
     react-dom: ^17.0.0
     react-scripts: 5.0.0
@@ -11306,7 +11306,7 @@ __metadata:
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "codesandbox@workspace:examples/codesandbox"
   dependencies:
-    "@carbon/react": ^1.5.0
+    "@carbon/react": ^1.6.0-rc.0
     react: ^17.0.0
     react-dom: ^17.0.0
     react-scripts: 5.0.0
@@ -15051,7 +15051,7 @@ __metadata:
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "examples-light-dark@workspace:examples/light-dark-mode"
   dependencies:
-    "@carbon/react": ^1.5.0
+    "@carbon/react": ^1.6.0-rc.0
     eslint: 8.12.0
     next: 12.1.4
     react: 18.0.0
@@ -15064,7 +15064,7 @@ __metadata:
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "examples-nextjs@workspace:examples/nextjs"
   dependencies:
-    "@carbon/react": ^1.5.0
+    "@carbon/react": ^1.6.0-rc.0
     eslint: 8.12.0
     eslint-config-next: 12.1.4
     next: 12.1.4
@@ -31485,7 +31485,7 @@ resolve@^2.0.0-next.3:
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "vite@workspace:examples/vite"
   dependencies:
-    "@carbon/react": ^1.5.0
+    "@carbon/react": ^1.6.0-rc.0
     "@types/react": ^18.0.0
     "@types/react-dom": ^18.0.0
     "@vitejs/plugin-react": 1.1.3
@@ -32549,7 +32549,7 @@ resolve@^2.0.0-next.3:
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "www@workspace:www"
   dependencies:
-    "@carbon/react": ^1.5.0
+    "@carbon/react": ^1.6.0-rc.0
     "@octokit/core": ^3.5.1
     "@octokit/plugin-retry": ^3.0.9
     "@octokit/plugin-throttling": ^3.5.2