diff --git a/grails-core/src/test/groovy/grails/util/GrailsUtilTests.java b/grails-core/src/test/groovy/grails/util/GrailsUtilTests.java
index bb0250cfb1f..1d05c4d78f1 100644
--- a/grails-core/src/test/groovy/grails/util/GrailsUtilTests.java
+++ b/grails-core/src/test/groovy/grails/util/GrailsUtilTests.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class GrailsUtilTests {
 
     @Test
     public void testGrailsVersion() {
-        assertEquals("6.0.1-SNAPSHOT", GrailsUtil.getGrailsVersion());
+        assertEquals("6.1.0-SNAPSHOT", GrailsUtil.getGrailsVersion());
     }
 
     @AfterEach