diff --git a/ci/tizen/generate_sysroot.py b/ci/tizen/generate_sysroot.py
index c40bc6a449eb7..0b83fee1bf4bc 100755
--- a/ci/tizen/generate_sysroot.py
+++ b/ci/tizen/generate_sysroot.py
@@ -122,9 +122,9 @@ def main():
   parser.add_argument(
       '--api-version',
       metavar='VER',
-      default=5.5,
+      default=6.0,
       type=float,
-      help='Target API version (defaults to 5.5)'
+      help='Target API version (defaults to 6.0)'
   )
   args = parser.parse_args()