diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 6180eb92..a4f6ddce 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "1.5.0"
+    ".": "1.6.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c6ec5b7f..a757fb62 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.6.0](https://github.com/descope/descope-java/compare/java-sdk-1.5.0...java-sdk-1.6.0) (2026-09-23)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **auth:** support enchanted link over SMS ([#370](https://github.com/descope/descope-java/issues/370)) ([ad62eea](https://github.com/descope/descope-java/commit/ad62eea957ddd4529f1e3e4625121fe786478fd9))
+* **exception:** add typed UserConflictException and conflict error codes ([#374](https://github.com/descope/descope-java/issues/374)) ([021df4a](https://github.com/descope/descope-java/commit/021df4a51bca7f88bdc9b9a737f4093371b6d7f4))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **deps:** update jackson monorepo to v2.22.2 ([#371](https://github.com/descope/descope-java/issues/371)) ([385415c](https://github.com/descope/descope-java/commit/385415ce5ea69cb87f3cb85496482087f6d2f8fb))
+
 ## [1.5.0](https://github.com/descope/descope-java/compare/java-sdk-1.4.0...java-sdk-1.5.0) (2026-09-01)
 
 
diff --git a/examples/check-pwd-policy/pom.xml b/examples/check-pwd-policy/pom.xml
index 1ec29185..4b970107 100644
--- a/examples/check-pwd-policy/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/check-pwd-policy/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.descope</groupId>
     <artifactId>check-pwd-policy</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.0</version>
+    <version>1.6.0</version>
 
     <properties>
         <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
diff --git a/examples/management-cli/pom.xml b/examples/management-cli/pom.xml
index de55722d..041ebf11 100644
--- a/examples/management-cli/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/management-cli/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.descope</groupId>
     <artifactId>management-cli</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.0</version>
+    <version>1.6.0</version>
 
     <properties>
         <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 20500b41..89b618f2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <groupId>com.descope</groupId>
     <artifactId>java-sdk</artifactId>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-    <version>1.5.0</version>
+    <version>1.6.0</version>
     <name>${project.groupId}:${project.artifactId}</name>
     <description>Java library used to integrate with Descope.</description>
     <url>https://github.com/descope/descope-java</url>