diff --git a/doc/release-notes/rl-2505.section.md b/doc/release-notes/rl-2505.section.md
index 697c5456798d..c107f886d792 100644
--- a/doc/release-notes/rl-2505.section.md
+++ b/doc/release-notes/rl-2505.section.md
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@
 
 - `pkgs.nextcloud28` has been removed since it's out of support upstream.
 
+- `centrifugo` was updated to v6, which uses a new config format. See [upstream documentation](https://centrifugal.dev/docs/getting-started/migration_v6) for migration.
+
 - `teleport` has been upgraded from major version 16 to major version 17.
   Refer to [upstream upgrade instructions](https://goteleport.com/docs/upgrading/overview/)
   and [release notes for v17](https://goteleport.com/docs/changelog/#1701-11152024).
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/centrifugo.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/centrifugo.nix
index 7b9a05069498..0f2a9f3e5f6a 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/centrifugo.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/centrifugo.nix
@@ -65,6 +65,14 @@ in
   };
 
   config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
+    assertions = [
+      {
+        assertion =
+          (lib.versionAtLeast cfg.package.version "6") -> (!(cfg.settings ? name) && !(cfg.settings ? port));
+        message = "`services.centrifugo.settings` is v5 config, must be compatible with centrifugo v6 config format";
+      }
+    ];
+
     systemd.services.centrifugo = {
       description = "Centrifugo messaging server";
       wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
diff --git a/nixos/tests/centrifugo.nix b/nixos/tests/centrifugo.nix
index 8ad44a011663..5867297c3d30 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/centrifugo.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/centrifugo.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ in
 { lib, ... }:
 {
   name = "centrifugo";
-  meta.maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.tie ];
+  meta.maintainers = [
+    lib.maintainers.tie
+    lib.maintainers.valodim
+  ];
 
   nodes = lib.listToAttrs (
     lib.imap0 (index: name: {
@@ -21,12 +24,15 @@ in
           services.centrifugo = {
             enable = true;
             settings = {
-              inherit name;
-              port = centrifugoPort;
-              # See https://centrifugal.dev/docs/server/engines#redis-sharding
-              engine = "redis";
-              # Connect to local Redis shard via Unix socket.
-              redis_address =
+              node = {
+                inherit name;
+              };
+              http_server.port = centrifugoPort;
+              http_api.insecure = true;
+              usage_stats.disabled = true;
+
+              engine.type = "redis";
+              engine.redis.address =
                 let
                   toRedisAddresses = map (name: "${name}:${toString redisPort}");
                 in
@@ -35,8 +41,6 @@ in
                   "unix://${config.services.redis.servers.centrifugo.unixSocket}"
                 ]
                 ++ toRedisAddresses (lib.drop (index + 1) nodes);
-              usage_stats_disable = true;
-              api_insecure = true;
             };
             extraGroups = [
               config.services.redis.servers.centrifugo.user
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ce/centrifugo/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ce/centrifugo/package.nix
index e96f82a984b6..9a74648e6efa 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ce/centrifugo/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ce/centrifugo/package.nix
@@ -16,23 +16,23 @@ let
 in
 buildGoModule rec {
   pname = "centrifugo";
-  version = "5.4.9";
+  version = "6.1.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "centrifugal";
     repo = "centrifugo";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-FDtAkoN1bdqVUEP0obbXBfQfVRpZN5YXbU1KT1yXWuI=";
+    hash = "sha256-7hh9wcM9cMfQ2W2PlDitTdJD9ftZt/KO/B+wV/c588U=";
   };
 
-  vendorHash = "sha256-WfYN7bhtOPDp2UeB/WqtN3dD3+WO9lIxnXe2iTqn000=";
+  vendorHash = "sha256-hl1BznajnaOXMrlSqksqPdJih29yRDYW9IsyV9mSN20=";
 
   ldflags = [
     "-s"
     "-w"
-    "-X=github.com/centrifugal/centrifugo/v5/internal/build.Version=${version}"
-    "-X=github.com/centrifugal/centrifugo/v5/internal/build.UsageStatsEndpoint=${statsEndpoint}"
-    "-X=github.com/centrifugal/centrifugo/v5/internal/build.UsageStatsToken=${statsToken}"
+    "-X=github.com/centrifugal/centrifugo/v6/internal/build.Version=${version}"
+    "-X=github.com/centrifugal/centrifugo/v6/internal/build.UsageStatsEndpoint=${statsEndpoint}"
+    "-X=github.com/centrifugal/centrifugo/v6/internal/build.UsageStatsToken=${statsToken}"
   ];
 
   excludedPackages = [
@@ -56,7 +56,10 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     homepage = "https://centrifugal.dev";
     changelog = "https://github.com/centrifugal/centrifugo/releases/tag/v${version}";
     license = lib.licenses.asl20;
-    maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.tie ];
+    maintainers = [
+      lib.maintainers.tie
+      lib.maintainers.valodim
+    ];
     mainProgram = "centrifugo";
   };
 }