diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 36a7a16d..80389955 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ jobs:
 
     env:
       PIP_DISABLE_PIP_VERSION_CHECK: 1
-      EDGEDB_SERVER_VERSION: 5
+      EDGEDB_SERVER_VERSION: 6
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -133,7 +133,11 @@ jobs:
       uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v2
 
     - name: Install EdgeDB
+      # Linux installs via the CIBW_BEFORE_ALL_LINUX command below
+      if: runner.os != 'Linux'
       uses: edgedb/setup-edgedb@v1
+      with:
+        server-version: ${{ env.EDGEDB_SERVER_VERSION }}
 
     - uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.22.0
       with:
@@ -151,7 +155,7 @@ jobs:
           PY=`which python`
           && CODEGEN=`which gel-py`
           && chmod -R go+rX "$(dirname $(dirname $(dirname $PY)))"
-          && su -l edgedb -c "$PY {project}/tests/__init__.py"
+          && su -l edgedb -c "EDGEDB_PYTHON_TEST_CODEGEN_CMD=$CODEGEN $PY {project}/tests/__init__.py"
 
     - uses: actions/upload-artifact@50769540e7f4bd5e21e526ee35c689e35e0d6874  # v4.4.0
       with:
diff --git a/gel/_version.py b/gel/_version.py
index 93007094..403e64f3 100644
--- a/gel/_version.py
+++ b/gel/_version.py
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@
 # supported platforms, publish the packages on PyPI, merge the PR
 # to the target branch, create a Git tag pointing to the commit.
 
-__version__ = "3.0.0"
+__version__ = "3.0.1"