diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index eebc725..aa389f1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.6.0](https://www.github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/release-please-action/compare/v1.5.0...v1.6.0) (2020-07-27)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* adds support for releases from alternate paths ([#50](https://www.github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/release-please-action/issues/50)) ([6fc9b14](https://www.github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/release-please-action/commit/6fc9b14e82521ecefd65c6b7f6b4f32561ce35f6))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* run tests on release PRs ([#47](https://www.github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/release-please-action/issues/47)) ([b4c1bd2](https://www.github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/release-please-action/commit/b4c1bd25c7ff2d17dcdd9a91d018dc7058c654a8))
+
 ## [1.5.0](https://www.github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/release-please-action/compare/v1.4.0...v1.5.0) (2020-07-23)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 916ce4d..4ce4f42 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "release-please-action",
-  "version": "1.5.0",
+  "version": "1.6.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 040e8c1..9e2bed4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "release-please-action",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "1.5.0",
+  "version": "1.6.0",
   "description": "automated releases based on conventional commits",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {