diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index 72fc6d1..6fdfb6b 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
-ARG PLONE_VERSION=6.0.13
+ARG PLONE_VERSION=6.1.0b1
FROM plone/server-builder:${PLONE_VERSION} AS builder
WORKDIR /app
diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile.acceptance b/backend/Dockerfile.acceptance
index 4a9b42c..d55aafb 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile.acceptance
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile.acceptance
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
-ARG PLONE_VERSION=6.0.13
+ARG PLONE_VERSION=6.1.0b1
FROM plone/server-builder:${PLONE_VERSION} AS builder
WORKDIR /app
diff --git a/backend/constraints.txt b/backend/constraints.txt
index 3bb2e32..1b61267 100644
--- a/backend/constraints.txt
+++ b/backend/constraints.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
--c https://dist.plone.org/release/6.0.13/constraints.txt
+-c https://dist.plone.org/release/6.1.0b1/constraints.txt
diff --git a/backend/pyproject.toml b/backend/pyproject.toml
index 2570c22..4515aa7 100644
--- a/backend/pyproject.toml
+++ b/backend/pyproject.toml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ dependencies = [
"pytest-plone>=0.5.0",
"pytest",
"ruff",
- "towncrier==23.11.0",
+ "towncrier",
"zpretty",
]
diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 3bb2e32..1b61267 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
--c https://dist.plone.org/release/6.0.13/constraints.txt
+-c https://dist.plone.org/release/6.1.0b1/constraints.txt
diff --git a/backend/src/kitconcept/intranet/configure.zcml b/backend/src/kitconcept/intranet/configure.zcml
index 6427147..cf32b04 100644
--- a/backend/src/kitconcept/intranet/configure.zcml
+++ b/backend/src/kitconcept/intranet/configure.zcml
@@ -27,12 +27,4 @@
-
-
diff --git a/backend/version.txt b/backend/version.txt
index dd6bb26..c52c7d3 100644
--- a/backend/version.txt
+++ b/backend/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-6.0.13
+6.1.0b1