diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 13c230e..6fd741b 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -10,6 +10,19 @@ Since [ECharts](https://echarts.apache.org/) is the main dependency of this
 application, major version changes in ECharts will also trigger a major version
 change in this application.
 
+## Version 6.0.0-pre (2024-06-30)
+
+* __[breaking change]__
+__Support for Node.js 12, Node.js 13, Node.js 14, and Node.js 15 is dropped.__
+The minimum required version is now Node.js 16.
+These old Node.js versions have reached their end of life. All those versions
+are not maintained anymore by the Node.js developers. If you are still using
+older versions of Node.js, then please consider updating to a newer one.
+
+* __[breaking change]__
+Update dependency `uuid` to 10.0.0. This version of `uuid` drops support for
+Node.js 14 (and earlier versions).
+
 ## Version 5.1.6 (2024-06-28)
 
 * __[improvement]__
diff --git a/export-server/package-lock.json b/export-server/package-lock.json
index 195bf5f..5ea0bbb 100644
--- a/export-server/package-lock.json
+++ b/export-server/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "echarts-node-export-server",
-  "version": "5.1.6",
+  "version": "6.0.0-pre",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/export-server/package.json b/export-server/package.json
index 687d601..fb5812d 100644
--- a/export-server/package.json
+++ b/export-server/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "echarts-node-export-server",
-  "version": "5.1.6",
+  "version": "6.0.0-pre",
   "description": "ECharts Node.js export server",
   "repository": {
     "url": "https://gitlab.com/striezel/echarts-node-export-server.git",
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@
     "uuid": "^10.0.0"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=12"
+    "node": ">=16"
   }
 }