diff --git a/pkgs/development/beam-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/beam-modules/default.nix
index 6839bef3460a..83de6f9e5697 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/beam-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/beam-modules/default.nix
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ let
         buildMix = callPackage ./build-mix.nix {};
 
         # BEAM-based languages.
-        elixir = elixir_1_5;
+        elixir = elixir_1_6;
 
-        elixir_1_6_rc = lib.callElixir ../interpreters/elixir/1.6.nix {
+        elixir_1_6 = lib.callElixir ../interpreters/elixir/1.6.nix {
                        inherit rebar erlang;
                        debugInfo = true;
                      };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/elixir/1.6.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/elixir/1.6.nix
index 168007d22d77..673a4b6e51bb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/elixir/1.6.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/elixir/1.6.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 { mkDerivation }:
 
 mkDerivation rec {
-  version = "1.6.0-rc.1";
-  sha256 = "06g6n9qvv57xa07fyaqhki2y8zw24m3smcjiw1wiw9pzl5a76iby";
+  version = "1.6.0";
+  sha256 = "0wfmbrq70n85mx17kl9h2k0xzgnhncz3xygjx9cbvpmiwwdzgrdx";
   minimumOTPVersion = "18";
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 3ff67a30e2d1..08ebe90e5e79 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6677,7 +6677,7 @@ with pkgs;
   inherit (beam.interpreters)
     erlang erlangR18 erlangR19 erlangR20
     erlang_odbc erlang_javac erlang_odbc_javac erlang_nox erlang_basho_R16B02
-    elixir elixir_1_6_rc elixir_1_5 elixir_1_4 elixir_1_3
+    elixir elixir_1_6 elixir_1_5 elixir_1_4 elixir_1_3
     lfe lfe_1_2;
 
   inherit (beam.packages.erlang)
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/beam-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/beam-packages.nix
index 76807d9b9261..765f69c1b14a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/beam-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/beam-packages.nix
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ rec {
     # Other Beam languages. These are built with `beam.interpreters.erlang`. To
     # access for example elixir built with different version of Erlang, use
     # `beam.packages.erlangR19.elixir`.
-    inherit (packages.erlang) elixir elixir_1_6_rc elixir_1_5 elixir_1_4 elixir_1_3;
+    inherit (packages.erlang) elixir elixir_1_6 elixir_1_5 elixir_1_4 elixir_1_3;
 
     inherit (packages.erlang) lfe lfe_1_2;
   };