diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b1d8d3264..814d00c18 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "requests>=2.32.2,<3",
     "pyjwt>=2,<3",
     "arrow>=1.0.0,<2",
-    "gemd>=3,<4",
+    "gemd>=4,<5",
     "boto3>=1.34.35,<2",
     "deprecation>=2.1.0,<3",
     "urllib3>=2.5.0,<3",
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index ff79c80ce..87314d36b 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 arrow==1.4.0
 boto3==1.43.36
 deprecation==2.1.0
-gemd==3.0.0
+gemd==4.0.0
 pyjwt==2.15.0
 requests==2.34.2
 tqdm==4.68.3
diff --git a/src/citrine/__version__.py b/src/citrine/__version__.py
index 6c235c596..0f607a5d2 100644
--- a/src/citrine/__version__.py
+++ b/src/citrine/__version__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "5.2.0"
+__version__ = "6.0.0"
diff --git a/src/citrine/resources/process_template.py b/src/citrine/resources/process_template.py
index e5fc838fe..e3eb1fff0 100644
--- a/src/citrine/resources/process_template.py
+++ b/src/citrine/resources/process_template.py
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ class ProcessTemplate(
     parameters = Optional(List(_attr_tuple(GEMDParameterTemplate)), "parameters", override=True)
 
     allowed_labels = Optional(List(String()), "allowed_labels", override=True)
-    allowed_names = Optional(List(String()), "allowed_names", override=True)
 
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -85,7 +84,6 @@ def __init__(
         ]
         | None = None,
         allowed_labels: list[str] | None = None,
-        allowed_names: list[str] | None = None,
         description: str | None = None,
         tags: list[str] | None = None,
     ):
@@ -101,7 +99,6 @@ def __init__(
             tags=tags,
             description=description,
             allowed_labels=allowed_labels,
-            allowed_names=allowed_names,
         )
 
     def __str__(self):
diff --git a/tests/serialization/test_object_template.py b/tests/serialization/test_object_template.py
index 6172e3215..5ea7a8df2 100644
--- a/tests/serialization/test_object_template.py
+++ b/tests/serialization/test_object_template.py
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ def test_object_template_serde():
         parameters=[index_template],
         conditions=[pressure_template],
         allowed_labels=["Label"],
-        allowed_names=["first sample", "second sample"],
     )
     assert ProcessTemplate.build(proc_template.dump()) == proc_template
 
diff --git a/tests/serialization/test_process_spec.py b/tests/serialization/test_process_spec.py
index 82c107d43..481caad04 100644
--- a/tests/serialization/test_process_spec.py
+++ b/tests/serialization/test_process_spec.py
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ def valid_data():
                 ]
             ],
             "allowed_labels": ["a", "b"],
-            "allowed_names": ["a name"],
             "description": "a long description",
         },
         file_links=[{"type": "file_link", "filename": "cake_recipe.txt", "url": "www.baking.com"}],
@@ -103,7 +102,6 @@ def test_simple_deserialization(valid_data):
         ],
         description="a long description",
         allowed_labels=["a", "b"],
-        allowed_names=["a name"],
     )
     assert process_spec.name == "Process 1"
     assert process_spec.notes == "make sure to use oven mitts"