diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index e20d7e8..0d1bebe 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.5.1"
+  ".": "1.6.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2696bb7..01ea316 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.6.0](https://github.com/PatrickSys/codebase-context/compare/v1.5.1...v1.6.0) (2026-02-11)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* v1.6.0 search quality improvements ([#26](https://github.com/PatrickSys/codebase-context/issues/26)) ([8207787](https://github.com/PatrickSys/codebase-context/commit/8207787db45c9ee3940e22cb3fd8bc88a2c6a63b))
+
 ## [1.6.0](https://github.com/PatrickSys/codebase-context/compare/v1.5.1...v1.6.0) (2026-02-10)
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index da33b30..26d30a8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "codebase-context",
-  "version": "1.5.1",
+  "version": "1.6.0",
   "description": "MCP server for codebase intelligence — patterns, conventions, architecture, and rationale for AI coding agents",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./dist/lib.js",