diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d38d528..3d9c863 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.6.1](https://github.com/localstack/localstack-toolkit-vscode/compare/v1.6.0...v1.6.1) (2026-05-07)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **ci:** add missing pnpm setup in publish jobs ([#167](https://github.com/localstack/localstack-toolkit-vscode/issues/167)) ([08b1b5e](https://github.com/localstack/localstack-toolkit-vscode/commit/08b1b5ed1af30ec518b34d3f40fbebf3ed4c311a))
+
 ## [1.6.0](https://github.com/localstack/localstack-toolkit-vscode/compare/v1.5.0...v1.6.0) (2026-05-07)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 42e7739..404190a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	"publisher": "LocalStack",
 	"displayName": "LocalStack Toolkit",
 	"description": "LocalStack - Run locally, deploy globally!",
-	"version": "1.6.0",
+	"version": "1.6.1",
 	"engines": {
 		"node": ">=20",
 		"vscode": "^1.83.0"