diff --git a/examples/jsm/nodes/core/Node.js b/examples/jsm/nodes/core/Node.js
index 8d525b269acab5..1a81c4c868e0cf 100644
--- a/examples/jsm/nodes/core/Node.js
+++ b/examples/jsm/nodes/core/Node.js
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ class Node {
 				type,
 				meta,
 				metadata: {
-					version: 4.5,
+					version: 4.6,
 					type: 'Node',
 					generator: 'Node.toJSON'
 				}
diff --git a/src/core/BufferGeometry.js b/src/core/BufferGeometry.js
index 4096a7d60d6e01..b2dc14bea2768f 100644
--- a/src/core/BufferGeometry.js
+++ b/src/core/BufferGeometry.js
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ class BufferGeometry extends EventDispatcher {
 
 		const data = {
 			metadata: {
-				version: 4.5,
+				version: 4.6,
 				type: 'BufferGeometry',
 				generator: 'BufferGeometry.toJSON'
 			}
diff --git a/src/core/Object3D.js b/src/core/Object3D.js
index 1f4aff95c05730..63497bd1d4cbac 100644
--- a/src/core/Object3D.js
+++ b/src/core/Object3D.js
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ class Object3D extends EventDispatcher {
 			};
 
 			output.metadata = {
-				version: 4.5,
+				version: 4.6,
 				type: 'Object',
 				generator: 'Object3D.toJSON'
 			};
diff --git a/src/extras/core/Curve.js b/src/extras/core/Curve.js
index 5ef49ab89994a6..b1b1f46fb83e64 100644
--- a/src/extras/core/Curve.js
+++ b/src/extras/core/Curve.js
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ class Curve {
 
 		const data = {
 			metadata: {
-				version: 4.5,
+				version: 4.6,
 				type: 'Curve',
 				generator: 'Curve.toJSON'
 			}
diff --git a/src/materials/Material.js b/src/materials/Material.js
index 2a61958e8f880c..b5601221edd55b 100644
--- a/src/materials/Material.js
+++ b/src/materials/Material.js
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ class Material extends EventDispatcher {
 
 		const data = {
 			metadata: {
-				version: 4.5,
+				version: 4.6,
 				type: 'Material',
 				generator: 'Material.toJSON'
 			}
diff --git a/src/objects/Skeleton.js b/src/objects/Skeleton.js
index fd98477844d253..ee52afd2fb35a7 100644
--- a/src/objects/Skeleton.js
+++ b/src/objects/Skeleton.js
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ class Skeleton {
 
 		const data = {
 			metadata: {
-				version: 4.5,
+				version: 4.6,
 				type: 'Skeleton',
 				generator: 'Skeleton.toJSON'
 			},
diff --git a/src/textures/Texture.js b/src/textures/Texture.js
index ed74e0be444949..98376beac54c1f 100644
--- a/src/textures/Texture.js
+++ b/src/textures/Texture.js
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ class Texture extends EventDispatcher {
 		const output = {
 
 			metadata: {
-				version: 4.5,
+				version: 4.6,
 				type: 'Texture',
 				generator: 'Texture.toJSON'
 			},
diff --git a/test/unit/src/core/BufferGeometry.tests.js b/test/unit/src/core/BufferGeometry.tests.js
index 5942e46a19cfce..c9cb0a02195838 100644
--- a/test/unit/src/core/BufferGeometry.tests.js
+++ b/test/unit/src/core/BufferGeometry.tests.js
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ export default QUnit.module( 'Core', () => {
 			let j = a.toJSON();
 			const gold = {
 				'metadata': {
-					'version': 4.5,
+					'version': 4.6,
 					'type': 'BufferGeometry',
 					'generator': 'BufferGeometry.toJSON'
 				},
diff --git a/test/unit/src/core/Object3D.tests.js b/test/unit/src/core/Object3D.tests.js
index 61ec646bf9359b..38261bde43412c 100644
--- a/test/unit/src/core/Object3D.tests.js
+++ b/test/unit/src/core/Object3D.tests.js
@@ -1270,7 +1270,7 @@ export default QUnit.module( 'Core', () => {
 
 			const gold = {
 				'metadata': {
-					'version': 4.5,
+					'version': 4.6,
 					'type': 'Object',
 					'generator': 'Object3D.toJSON'
 				},
diff --git a/test/unit/utils/qunit-utils.js b/test/unit/utils/qunit-utils.js
index b5f3d05a82bf0e..695db27fb5b031 100644
--- a/test/unit/utils/qunit-utils.js
+++ b/test/unit/utils/qunit-utils.js
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ function getDifferingProp( geometryA, geometryB ) {
 // Compare json file with its source geometry.
 function checkGeometryJsonWriting( geom, json ) {
 
-	QUnit.assert.equal( json.metadata.version, '4.5', 'check metadata version' );
+	QUnit.assert.equal( json.metadata.version, '4.6', 'check metadata version' );
 	QUnit.assert.equalKey( geom, json, 'type' );
 	QUnit.assert.equalKey( geom, json, 'uuid' );
 	QUnit.assert.equal( json.id, undefined, 'should not persist id' );
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ function checkLightCopyClone( assert, light ) {
 // Compare json file with its source Light.
 function checkLightJsonWriting( assert, light, json ) {
 
-	assert.equal( json.metadata.version, '4.5', 'check metadata version' );
+	assert.equal( json.metadata.version, '4.6', 'check metadata version' );
 
 	const object = json.object;
 	assert.equalKey( light, object, 'type' );