diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index fbd9082d..7deae338 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.5.0"
+  ".": "1.6.0"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 53e91f4e..dcb94fec 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.6.0](https://github.com/codelearncreate/co-design/compare/v1.5.0...v1.6.0) (2025-04-25)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add content license ([#187](https://github.com/codelearncreate/co-design/issues/187)) ([f583626](https://github.com/codelearncreate/co-design/commit/f58362654116948618fbac82bd65ea44e53d3614))
+* update pagination buttons based on design feedback ([#160](https://github.com/codelearncreate/co-design/issues/160)) ([b305679](https://github.com/codelearncreate/co-design/commit/b3056790cd87dac271397910921dface6f4bf81c))
+
 ## [1.5.0](https://github.com/codelearncreate/co-design/compare/v1.4.0...v1.5.0) (2024-05-21)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6a957e57..2950cf58 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@weavly/co-design",
-  "version": "1.5.0",
+  "version": "1.6.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@weavly/co-design",
-      "version": "1.5.0",
+      "version": "1.6.0",
       "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
       "dependencies": {
         "@11ty/eleventy": "2.0.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 63b33fbd..e61d1a3c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@weavly/co-design",
-  "version": "1.5.0",
+  "version": "1.6.0",
   "description": "Recommendations to enable designers, children, teachers, and caregivers to meet their respective needs and achieve their goals in a collaborative process.",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "npm-run-all -l clean -p build:*",