diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8b4d4b6875..177f78feeb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,12 +31,17 @@ The Python interface to the Redis key-value store.
 
 ## Installation
 
-Start a redis via docker:
+Start a redis via docker (for Redis versions >= 8.0):
 
 ``` bash
-docker run -p 6379:6379 -it redis/redis-stack:latest
+docker run -p 6379:6379 -it redis:latest
 ```
 
+Start a redis via docker (for Redis versions < 8.0):
+
+``` bash
+docker run -p 6379:6379 -it redis/redis-stack:latest
+
 To install redis-py, simply:
 
 ``` bash
@@ -54,7 +59,7 @@ Looking for a high-level library to handle object mapping? See [redis-om-python]
 
 ## Supported Redis Versions
 
-The most recent version of this library supports redis version [5.0](https://github.com/redis/redis/blob/5.0/00-RELEASENOTES), [6.0](https://github.com/redis/redis/blob/6.0/00-RELEASENOTES), [6.2](https://github.com/redis/redis/blob/6.2/00-RELEASENOTES), [7.0](https://github.com/redis/redis/blob/7.0/00-RELEASENOTES), [7.2](https://github.com/redis/redis/blob/7.2/00-RELEASENOTES) and [7.4](https://github.com/redis/redis/blob/7.4/00-RELEASENOTES).
+The most recent version of this library supports Redis version [7.2](https://github.com/redis/redis/blob/7.2/00-RELEASENOTES), [7.4](https://github.com/redis/redis/blob/7.4/00-RELEASENOTES) and [8.0](https://github.com/redis/redis/blob/8.0/00-RELEASENOTES).
 
 The table below highlights version compatibility of the most-recent library versions and redis versions.
 
@@ -62,7 +67,8 @@ The table below highlights version compatibility of the most-recent library vers
 |-----------------|-------------------|
 | 3.5.3 | <= 6.2 Family of releases |
 | >= 4.5.0 | Version 5.0 to 7.0 |
-| >= 5.0.0 | Version 5.0 to current |
+| >= 5.0.0 | Version 5.0 to 7.4 |
+| >= 6.0.0 | Version 7.2 to current |
 
 
 ## Usage
@@ -152,8 +158,42 @@ The following example shows how to utilize [Redis Pub/Sub](https://redis.io/docs
 {'pattern': None, 'type': 'subscribe', 'channel': b'my-second-channel', 'data': 1}
 ```
 
+### Redis’ search and query capabilities default dialect
+
+Release 6.0.0 introduces a client-side default dialect for Redis’ search and query capabilities.
+By default, the client now overrides the server-side dialect with version 2, automatically appending *DIALECT 2* to commands like *FT.AGGREGATE* and *FT.SEARCH*.
 
---------------------------
+**Important**: Be aware that the query dialect may impact the results returned. If needed, you can revert to a different dialect version by configuring the client accordingly.
+
+``` python
+>>> from redis.commands.search.field import TextField
+>>> from redis.commands.search.query import Query
+>>> from redis.commands.search.index_definition import IndexDefinition
+>>> import redis
+
+>>> r = redis.Redis(host='localhost', port=6379, db=0)
+>>> r.ft().create_index(
+>>>     (TextField("name"), TextField("lastname")),
+>>>     definition=IndexDefinition(prefix=["test:"]),
+>>> )
+
+>>> r.hset("test:1", "name", "James")
+>>> r.hset("test:1", "lastname", "Brown")
+
+>>> # Query with default DIALECT 2
+>>> query = "@name: James Brown"
+>>> q = Query(query)
+>>> res = r.ft().search(q)
+
+>>> # Query with explicit DIALECT 1
+>>> query = "@name: James Brown"
+>>> q = Query(query).dialect(1)
+>>> res = r.ft().search(q)
+```
+
+You can find further details in the [query dialect documentation](https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/interact/search-and-query/advanced-concepts/dialects/).
+
+---------------------------------------------
 
 ### Author
 
@@ -169,4 +209,4 @@ Special thanks to:
     system.
 -   Paul Hubbard for initial packaging support.
 
-[![Redis](./docs/_static/logo-redis.svg)](https://redis.io)
+[![Redis](./docs/_static/logo-redis.svg)](https://redis.io)
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diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 76a60398f3..bcf85df1a7 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 ---
+# image tag 8.0-RC2-pre is the one matching the 8.0 GA release
 x-client-libs-stack-image: &client-libs-stack-image
-  image: "redislabs/client-libs-test:${CLIENT_LIBS_TEST_STACK_IMAGE_TAG:-rs-7.4.0-v2}"
+  image: "redislabs/client-libs-test:${CLIENT_LIBS_TEST_STACK_IMAGE_TAG:-8.0-RC2-pre}"
 
 x-client-libs-image: &client-libs-image
-  image: "redislabs/client-libs-test:${CLIENT_LIBS_TEST_IMAGE_TAG:-7.4.2}"
+  image: "redislabs/client-libs-test:${CLIENT_LIBS_TEST_IMAGE_TAG:-8.0-RC2-pre}"
 
 services:
 
diff --git a/redis/__init__.py b/redis/__init__.py
index 14030205e3..cd3ee12adb 100644
--- a/redis/__init__.py
+++ b/redis/__init__.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def int_or_str(value):
         return value
 
 
-__version__ = "5.2.1"
+__version__ = "6.1.0"
 VERSION = tuple(map(int_or_str, __version__.split(".")))