diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2f22556..0641f3d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.6.0] - 2025-11-16
+
 ### Added
 - Introduced Chrome localization support with default English messages, runtime helpers, and documentation for adding new locales.
 - Added Spanish (es) localization covering all extension strings.
diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index 37728b8..2bb0da6 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "manifest_version": 3,
   "name": "__MSG_extensionName__",
   "short_name": "__MSG_extensionShortName__",
-  "version": "1.5.0",
+  "version": "1.6.0",
   "default_locale": "en",
   "description": "__MSG_extensionDescription__",
   
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bee797a..f2a3643 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "dimly",
-  "version": "1.5.0",
+  "version": "1.6.0",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {