diff --git a/.github/release-please-manifest.json b/.github/release-please-manifest.json
index 40a09e6c..3b1b1b9a 100644
--- a/.github/release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{".":"1.5.4"}
+{".":"1.6.0"}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 93d50422..1dd07a4b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.6.0](https://github.com/hetznercloud/packer-plugin-hcloud/compare/v1.5.4...v1.6.0) (2024-08-14)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* allow attaching firewalls to the server ([#221](https://github.com/hetznercloud/packer-plugin-hcloud/issues/221)) ([73f10e4](https://github.com/hetznercloud/packer-plugin-hcloud/commit/73f10e462e2f69b1a88a8036fe694016c57d702b))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* check if the image was found ([#223](https://github.com/hetznercloud/packer-plugin-hcloud/issues/223)) ([da3b49b](https://github.com/hetznercloud/packer-plugin-hcloud/commit/da3b49baac321a4774249c607b7a27a62563a55d)), closes [#222](https://github.com/hetznercloud/packer-plugin-hcloud/issues/222)
+
 ## [1.5.4](https://github.com/hetznercloud/packer-plugin-hcloud/compare/v1.5.3...v1.5.4) (2024-08-06)
 
 
diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index c53012b3..0c4615ba 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import "github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk/version"
 
 var (
 	// Version is the main version number that is being run at the moment.
-	Version = "1.5.4" // x-release-please-version
+	Version = "1.6.0" // x-release-please-version
 
 	// VersionPrerelease is A pre-release marker for the Version. If this is ""
 	// (empty string) then it means that it is a final release. Otherwise, this