diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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 # Habitat CHANGELOG
 
-<!-- latest_release 1.6.1234 -->
-## [1.6.1234](https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/tree/1.6.1234) (2024-12-17)
+<!-- latest_release 1.6.1235 -->
+## [1.6.1235](https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/tree/1.6.1235) (2024-12-17)
 
 #### Merged Pull Requests
-- use rust 1.81 in cargo audit [#9507](https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/pull/9507) ([mwrock](https://github.com/mwrock))
+- Bump hyper from 1.5.1 to 1.5.2 [#9506](https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/pull/9506) ([dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/dependabot[bot]))
 <!-- latest_release -->
 
 <!-- release_rollup since=1.6.1215-->
 ### Changes since 1.6.1215 release
 
 #### Merged Pull Requests
+- Bump hyper from 1.5.1 to 1.5.2 [#9506](https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/pull/9506) ([dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/dependabot[bot])) <!-- 1.6.1235 -->
+- remove commented code from audit action [#9508](https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/pull/9508) ([mwrock](https://github.com/mwrock)) <!-- 1.6.1235 -->
 - use rust 1.81 in cargo audit [#9507](https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/pull/9507) ([mwrock](https://github.com/mwrock)) <!-- 1.6.1234 -->
 - fixes for release pipeline (aarch64) [#9481](https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/pull/9481) ([sajjaphani](https://github.com/sajjaphani)) <!-- 1.6.1233 -->
 - updating release doc to remove linux kernel2 [#9482](https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/pull/9482) ([mwrock](https://github.com/mwrock)) <!-- 1.6.1232 -->
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
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-1.6.1234
\ No newline at end of file
+1.6.1235
\ No newline at end of file