diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e13fa87..d9d4bc3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## v0.1.6 (2023-11-24)
+
+- simplify the API by removing the optional task as parameter
+- this enables passing task options as arguments
+- code becomes much clearer
+
 ## v0.1.5 (2023-11-12)
 
 - graceful re-connection handing
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 8c37312..e42cce6 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 defmodule Surrealix.MixProject do
   use Mix.Project
   @source_url "https://github.com/maxohq/surrealix"
-  @version "0.1.5"
+  @version "0.1.6"
 
   def project do
     [