diff --git a/eng/versioning/version_client.txt b/eng/versioning/version_client.txt
index 7ff5a0d7737f4..01f5f59ef777b 100644
--- a/eng/versioning/version_client.txt
+++ b/eng/versioning/version_client.txt
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ com.azure.resourcemanager:azure-resourcemanager-healthbot;1.2.0;1.3.0-beta.1
 com.azure.resourcemanager:azure-resourcemanager-confluent;1.2.0;1.3.0-beta.2
 com.azure.resourcemanager:azure-resourcemanager-digitaltwins;1.3.0;1.4.0-beta.1
 com.azure.resourcemanager:azure-resourcemanager-discovery;1.0.0-beta.1;1.0.0-beta.2
-com.azure.resourcemanager:azure-resourcemanager-netapp;2.4.0;2.5.0
+com.azure.resourcemanager:azure-resourcemanager-netapp;2.5.0;2.6.0-beta.1
 com.azure.resourcemanager:azure-resourcemanager-storagecache;1.3.0;1.4.0-beta.1
 com.azure.resourcemanager:azure-resourcemanager-redisenterprise;2.1.0;2.2.0-beta.2
 com.azure.resourcemanager:azure-resourcemanager-hybridkubernetes;1.0.0;1.1.0-beta.2
diff --git a/sdk/netapp/azure-resourcemanager-netapp/CHANGELOG.md b/sdk/netapp/azure-resourcemanager-netapp/CHANGELOG.md
index 8e1eaac466d11..7c9a8b0bb5c10 100644
--- a/sdk/netapp/azure-resourcemanager-netapp/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/sdk/netapp/azure-resourcemanager-netapp/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 # Release History
 
+## 2.6.0-beta.1 (Unreleased)
+
+### Features Added
+
+### Breaking Changes
+
+### Bugs Fixed
+
+### Other Changes
+
 ## 2.5.0 (2026-10-21)
 
 - Azure Resource Manager NetAppFiles client library for Java. This package contains Microsoft Azure SDK for NetAppFiles Management SDK. Microsoft NetApp Files Azure Resource Provider specification. Package api-version 2026-08-01. For documentation on how to use this package, please see [Azure Management Libraries for Java](https://aka.ms/azsdk/java/mgmt).
diff --git a/sdk/netapp/azure-resourcemanager-netapp/pom.xml b/sdk/netapp/azure-resourcemanager-netapp/pom.xml
index f7fb3d7929eeb..bb9ef21616fa8 100644
--- a/sdk/netapp/azure-resourcemanager-netapp/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk/netapp/azure-resourcemanager-netapp/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
   <groupId>com.azure.resourcemanager</groupId>
   <artifactId>azure-resourcemanager-netapp</artifactId>
-  <version>2.5.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure.resourcemanager:azure-resourcemanager-netapp;current} -->
+  <version>2.6.0-beta.1</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure.resourcemanager:azure-resourcemanager-netapp;current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <name>Microsoft Azure SDK for NetAppFiles Management</name>