diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index dd8fde7..0d1bebe 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 6b4f864..9b312bf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,21 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.6.0](https://github.com/nitrocode/token-deathclock/compare/ai-death-clock-v1.5.0...ai-death-clock-v1.6.0) (2026-04-26)
+
+
+### Added
+
+* changelog — render markdown links, collapse older releases, fix date parsing ([#83](https://github.com/nitrocode/token-deathclock/issues/83)) ([875f272](https://github.com/nitrocode/token-deathclock/commit/875f2727187afede2ab370cdf42d7a8ca7cd02fe))
+* float-up +N pops on all counters + ×10ⁿ scientific notation ([#85](https://github.com/nitrocode/token-deathclock/issues/85)) ([0495b0d](https://github.com/nitrocode/token-deathclock/commit/0495b0d0e8b507b02c95ded59ed34e6bd75bb2a7))
+* grim reaper scythe swing, speech bubbles, and proximity reactions ([#84](https://github.com/nitrocode/token-deathclock/issues/84)) ([36a0725](https://github.com/nitrocode/token-deathclock/commit/36a0725db822a13305908d1595bd6aa18e97cdfb))
+
+
+### Fixed
+
+* remove 5 min to midnight banner from doomsday strip ([#81](https://github.com/nitrocode/token-deathclock/issues/81)) ([9da8e57](https://github.com/nitrocode/token-deathclock/commit/9da8e57d5bdd8d66547a30c5c1fa59758a65051e))
+* remove doomsday clock strip banner ([#86](https://github.com/nitrocode/token-deathclock/issues/86)) ([e1906bc](https://github.com/nitrocode/token-deathclock/commit/e1906bcf6ef0748bf7732d8474853320d5f95159))
+
 ## [1.5.0](https://github.com/nitrocode/token-deathclock/compare/ai-death-clock-v1.4.0...ai-death-clock-v1.5.0) (2026-04-26)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 1771dc7..0c0f275 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "ai-death-clock",
-  "version": "1.5.0",
+  "version": "1.6.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "ai-death-clock",
-      "version": "1.5.0",
+      "version": "1.6.0",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@playwright/test": "1.59.1",
         "@types/js-yaml": "4.0.9",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a51ee2b..4f7d66f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ai-death-clock",
-  "version": "1.5.0",
+  "version": "1.6.0",
   "description": "AI Death Clock — visualising the environmental cost of global AI token consumption",
   "homepage": "https://nitrocode.github.io/token-deathclock/",
   "scripts": {