diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index e39b78386f..238429d0b4 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+6.0.0-dev.169 | 2023-03-10 09:05:03 +0100
+
+  * ScriptValidation: Make break/next a warning until Zeek 6.1 (Arne Welzel, Corelight)
+
+    The ja3 package uses next instead of return and triggers the new
+    errors with Zeek 5.2. That seems somewhat bad.
+
 6.0.0-dev.167 | 2023-03-08 13:21:36 +0100
 
   * Bump Spicy to latest main (Arne Welzel, Corelight)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 005f705a9f..de39325083 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-6.0.0-dev.167
+6.0.0-dev.169
diff --git a/src/ScriptValidation.cc b/src/ScriptValidation.cc
index 1555346985..a0e59b118b 100644
--- a/src/ScriptValidation.cc
+++ b/src/ScriptValidation.cc
@@ -22,15 +22,17 @@ public:
 		if ( stmt->Tag() == STMT_BREAK && ! BreakStmtIsValid() )
 			{
 			zeek::reporter->PushLocation(stmt->GetLocationInfo());
-			zeek::reporter->Error("break statement used outside of for, while or "
-			                      "switch statement and not within a hook");
+			zeek::reporter->Warning("break statement used outside of for, while or "
+			                        "switch statement and not within a hook. "
+			                        "With v6.1 this will become an error.");
 			zeek::reporter->PopLocation();
 			}
 
 		if ( stmt->Tag() == STMT_NEXT && ! NextStmtIsValid() )
 			{
 			zeek::reporter->PushLocation(stmt->GetLocationInfo());
-			zeek::reporter->Error("next statement used outside of for or while statement");
+			zeek::reporter->Warning("next statement used outside of for or while statement. "
+			                        "With v6.1 this will become an error.");
 			zeek::reporter->PopLocation();
 			}
 
diff --git a/testing/btest/Baseline/language.next-break-context-errors-2/.stderr b/testing/btest/Baseline/language.next-break-context-errors-2/.stderr
index 0ba4e18c15..c7cfd07cb0 100644
--- a/testing/btest/Baseline/language.next-break-context-errors-2/.stderr
+++ b/testing/btest/Baseline/language.next-break-context-errors-2/.stderr
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ### BTest baseline data generated by btest-diff. Do not edit. Use "btest -U/-u" to update. Requires BTest >= 0.63.
-error in <...>/next-break-context-errors.zeek, line 3: break statement used outside of for, while or switch statement and not within a hook
+warning in <...>/next-break-context-errors.zeek, line 3: break statement used outside of for, while or switch statement and not within a hook. With v6.1 this will become an error.
diff --git a/testing/btest/Baseline/language.next-break-context-errors-3/.stderr b/testing/btest/Baseline/language.next-break-context-errors-3/.stderr
index 1a80274fec..71b305068b 100644
--- a/testing/btest/Baseline/language.next-break-context-errors-3/.stderr
+++ b/testing/btest/Baseline/language.next-break-context-errors-3/.stderr
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ### BTest baseline data generated by btest-diff. Do not edit. Use "btest -U/-u" to update. Requires BTest >= 0.63.
-error in <...>/next-break-context-errors.zeek, line 3: next statement used outside of for or while statement
+warning in <...>/next-break-context-errors.zeek, line 3: next statement used outside of for or while statement. With v6.1 this will become an error.
diff --git a/testing/btest/Baseline/language.next-break-context-errors-4/.stderr b/testing/btest/Baseline/language.next-break-context-errors-4/.stderr
index 0ba4e18c15..c7cfd07cb0 100644
--- a/testing/btest/Baseline/language.next-break-context-errors-4/.stderr
+++ b/testing/btest/Baseline/language.next-break-context-errors-4/.stderr
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ### BTest baseline data generated by btest-diff. Do not edit. Use "btest -U/-u" to update. Requires BTest >= 0.63.
-error in <...>/next-break-context-errors.zeek, line 3: break statement used outside of for, while or switch statement and not within a hook
+warning in <...>/next-break-context-errors.zeek, line 3: break statement used outside of for, while or switch statement and not within a hook. With v6.1 this will become an error.
diff --git a/testing/btest/Baseline/language.next-break-context-errors-5/.stderr b/testing/btest/Baseline/language.next-break-context-errors-5/.stderr
index b6579d9546..bf2d6b9806 100644
--- a/testing/btest/Baseline/language.next-break-context-errors-5/.stderr
+++ b/testing/btest/Baseline/language.next-break-context-errors-5/.stderr
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ### BTest baseline data generated by btest-diff. Do not edit. Use "btest -U/-u" to update. Requires BTest >= 0.63.
-error in <...>/next-break-context-errors.zeek, line 4: break statement used outside of for, while or switch statement and not within a hook
+warning in <...>/next-break-context-errors.zeek, line 4: break statement used outside of for, while or switch statement and not within a hook. With v6.1 this will become an error.
diff --git a/testing/btest/Baseline/language.next-break-context-errors-6/.stderr b/testing/btest/Baseline/language.next-break-context-errors-6/.stderr
index 4525ed2cfd..496ca6d854 100644
--- a/testing/btest/Baseline/language.next-break-context-errors-6/.stderr
+++ b/testing/btest/Baseline/language.next-break-context-errors-6/.stderr
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ### BTest baseline data generated by btest-diff. Do not edit. Use "btest -U/-u" to update. Requires BTest >= 0.63.
-error in <...>/next-break-context-errors.zeek, line 7: next statement used outside of for or while statement
+warning in <...>/next-break-context-errors.zeek, line 7: next statement used outside of for or while statement. With v6.1 this will become an error.
diff --git a/testing/btest/Baseline/language.next-break-context-errors-7/.stderr b/testing/btest/Baseline/language.next-break-context-errors-7/.stderr
index 2029212d54..fd485b8587 100644
--- a/testing/btest/Baseline/language.next-break-context-errors-7/.stderr
+++ b/testing/btest/Baseline/language.next-break-context-errors-7/.stderr
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ### BTest baseline data generated by btest-diff. Do not edit. Use "btest -U/-u" to update. Requires BTest >= 0.63.
-error in <...>/next-break-context-errors.zeek, line 5: next statement used outside of for or while statement
+warning in <...>/next-break-context-errors.zeek, line 5: next statement used outside of for or while statement. With v6.1 this will become an error.
diff --git a/testing/btest/Baseline/language.next-break-context-errors-8/.stderr b/testing/btest/Baseline/language.next-break-context-errors-8/.stderr
index 626dedb520..5583094a27 100644
--- a/testing/btest/Baseline/language.next-break-context-errors-8/.stderr
+++ b/testing/btest/Baseline/language.next-break-context-errors-8/.stderr
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ### BTest baseline data generated by btest-diff. Do not edit. Use "btest -U/-u" to update. Requires BTest >= 0.63.
-error in <...>/next-break-context-errors.zeek, line 6: next statement used outside of for or while statement
+warning in <...>/next-break-context-errors.zeek, line 6: next statement used outside of for or while statement. With v6.1 this will become an error.
diff --git a/testing/btest/Baseline/language.next-break-context-errors-9/.stderr b/testing/btest/Baseline/language.next-break-context-errors-9/.stderr
index 768ecfd690..39fe9ba574 100644
--- a/testing/btest/Baseline/language.next-break-context-errors-9/.stderr
+++ b/testing/btest/Baseline/language.next-break-context-errors-9/.stderr
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 ### BTest baseline data generated by btest-diff. Do not edit. Use "btest -U/-u" to update. Requires BTest >= 0.63.
-error in <...>/next-break-context-errors.zeek, line 6: next statement used outside of for or while statement
-error in <...>/next-break-context-errors.zeek, line 11: break statement used outside of for, while or switch statement and not within a hook
-error in <...>/next-break-context-errors.zeek, line 16: next statement used outside of for or while statement
+warning in <...>/next-break-context-errors.zeek, line 6: next statement used outside of for or while statement. With v6.1 this will become an error.
+warning in <...>/next-break-context-errors.zeek, line 11: break statement used outside of for, while or switch statement and not within a hook. With v6.1 this will become an error.
+warning in <...>/next-break-context-errors.zeek, line 16: next statement used outside of for or while statement. With v6.1 this will become an error.
diff --git a/testing/btest/Baseline/language.next-break-context-errors/.stderr b/testing/btest/Baseline/language.next-break-context-errors/.stderr
index 4525ed2cfd..496ca6d854 100644
--- a/testing/btest/Baseline/language.next-break-context-errors/.stderr
+++ b/testing/btest/Baseline/language.next-break-context-errors/.stderr
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ### BTest baseline data generated by btest-diff. Do not edit. Use "btest -U/-u" to update. Requires BTest >= 0.63.
-error in <...>/next-break-context-errors.zeek, line 7: next statement used outside of for or while statement
+warning in <...>/next-break-context-errors.zeek, line 7: next statement used outside of for or while statement. With v6.1 this will become an error.
diff --git a/testing/btest/language/next-break-context-errors.zeek b/testing/btest/language/next-break-context-errors.zeek
index 122f96d2d6..5c5d52d060 100644
--- a/testing/btest/language/next-break-context-errors.zeek
+++ b/testing/btest/language/next-break-context-errors.zeek
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # @TEST-DOC: Check break and next usage within for, while, switch and hooks.
 
-# @TEST-EXEC-FAIL: zeek -b %INPUT
+# @TEST-EXEC: zeek -b %INPUT
 # @TEST-EXEC: TEST_DIFF_CANONIFIER=$SCRIPTS/diff-remove-abspath btest-diff .stderr
 function f()
 	{