diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f2c3ef2698be..357323e4f143 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -19813,7 +19813,7 @@ checksum = "a8f112729512f8e442d81f95a8a7ddf2b7c6b8a1a6f509a95864142b30cab2d3"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "staging-chain-spec-builder"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "1.6.0"
 dependencies = [
  "clap 4.5.3",
  "log",
diff --git a/substrate/bin/utils/chain-spec-builder/Cargo.toml b/substrate/bin/utils/chain-spec-builder/Cargo.toml
index d7dd8607fe62..0dd60ea03243 100644
--- a/substrate/bin/utils/chain-spec-builder/Cargo.toml
+++ b/substrate/bin/utils/chain-spec-builder/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 [package]
 name = "staging-chain-spec-builder"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "1.6.0"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 build = "build.rs"
 license = "GPL-3.0-or-later WITH Classpath-exception-2.0"
 homepage = "https://substrate.io"
 repository.workspace = true
-publish = false
-description = "staging-chain-spec-builder (polkadot v1.12.0)"
+publish = true
+description = "Utility for building chain-specification files for Substrate-based runtimes based on `sp-genesis-builder`"
 
 [lints]
 workspace = true