diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 8314180..844e3c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ jobs:
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-sonar
           restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-sonar-
 
-      # Ref: https://github.com/SonarSource/sonarcloud-github-action
+      # Ref: https://github.com/SonarSource/sonarqube-scan-action
       - name: Scan with SonarCloud
-        uses: sonarsource/sonarcloud-github-action@master
+        uses: sonarsource/sonarqube-scan-action@v4
         with:
           projectBaseDir: ./
         env:
diff --git a/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.x.md b/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.x.md
index c6915bc..96f0ed1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.x.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.x.md
@@ -17,6 +17,20 @@ Date format: `YYYY-MM-DD`
 ### Fixed
 ### Security
 
+---
+## [1.6.0] - 2024-12-26
+
+### Added
+### Changed
+- **debt:** Upgraded to [sixafter/nanoid@v1.22.0](https://github.com/sixafter/nanoid/releases/tag/v1.22.0).
+- **debt:** Upgraded all Go dependencies to the latest versions.
+- **debt:** Upgraded the CI pipeline to use the new GitHub Action for SonarQube Cloud analysis.
+
+### Deprecated
+### Removed
+### Fixed
+### Security
+
 ---
 ## [1.5.0] - 2024-12-07
 
@@ -126,7 +140,8 @@ Date format: `YYYY-MM-DD`
 ### Fixed
 ### Security
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/sixafter/nanoid-cli/compare/v1.5.0...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/sixafter/nanoid-cli/compare/v1.6.0...HEAD
+[1.6.0]: https://github.com/sixafter/nanoid-cli/compare/v1.5.0...v1.6.0
 [1.5.0]: https://github.com/sixafter/nanoid-cli/compare/v1.4.1...v1.5.0
 [1.4.1]: https://github.com/sixafter/nanoid-cli/compare/v1.4.0...v1.4.1
 [1.4.0]: https://github.com/sixafter/nanoid-cli/compare/v1.3.0...v1.4.0
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5574f10..8159de9 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ go 1.23
 
 require (
 	github.com/blang/semver/v4 v4.0.0
-	github.com/sixafter/nanoid v1.21.0
+	github.com/sixafter/nanoid v1.22.0
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.1
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0
 )
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.30.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.31.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.28.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f5a8a7a..0b7ac1b 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -8,16 +8,16 @@ github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0/go.mod h1:vpF70FUmC8bwa3OWnCshd2FqLf
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
 github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0/go.mod h1:+Rmxgy9KzJVeS9/2gXHxylqXiyQDYRxCVz55jmeOWTM=
-github.com/sixafter/nanoid v1.21.0 h1:SSl8NMiHCnejWxHvoZ89KsrxZ+4oMdeK3is8eHMg1YU=
-github.com/sixafter/nanoid v1.21.0/go.mod h1:7OQCO1l/zTwaxG42OJjzeu+RWOLKyB+I07Oc4sA8f6A=
+github.com/sixafter/nanoid v1.22.0 h1:BPN7F2pUV/9zJkolFun6WuOg1y9bbSKtrh4uJKpNdCo=
+github.com/sixafter/nanoid v1.22.0/go.mod h1:Trv3+hIre+8tSVxbVVJlHhxwZMd6CkHvkuxizSI8FgI=
 github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.1 h1:e5/vxKd/rZsfSJMUX1agtjeTDf+qv1/JdBF8gg5k9ZM=
 github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.1/go.mod h1:wHxEcudfqmLYa8iTfL+OuZPbBZkmvliBWKIezN3kD9Y=
 github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5 h1:iy+VFUOCP1a+8yFto/drg2CJ5u0yRoB7fZw3DKv/JXA=
 github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5/go.mod h1:McXfInJRrz4CZXVZOBLb0bTZqETkiAhM9Iw0y3An2Bg=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0 h1:Xv5erBjTwe/5IxqUQTdXv5kgmIvbHo3QQyRwhJsOfJA=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0/go.mod h1:r2ic/lqez/lEtzL7wO/rwa5dbSLXVDPFyf8C91i36aY=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.30.0 h1:RwoQn3GkWiMkzlX562cLB7OxWvjH1L8xutO2WoJcRoY=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.30.0/go.mod h1:kDsLvtWBEx7MV9tJOj9bnXsPbxwJQ6csT/x4KIN4Ssk=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.31.0 h1:ihbySMvVjLAeSH1IbfcRTkD/iNscyz8rGzjF/E5hV6U=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.31.0/go.mod h1:kDsLvtWBEx7MV9tJOj9bnXsPbxwJQ6csT/x4KIN4Ssk=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20241108190413-2d47ceb2692f h1:XdNn9LlyWAhLVp6P/i8QYBW+hlyhrhei9uErw2B5GJo=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20241108190413-2d47ceb2692f/go.mod h1:D5SMRVC3C2/4+F/DB1wZsLRnSNimn2Sp/NPsCrsv8ak=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.28.0 h1:Fksou7UEQUWlKvIdsqzJmUmCX3cZuD2+P3XyyzwMhlA=
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index 44476f6..6fbe52e 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap
 # github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0
 ## explicit
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib/difflib
-# github.com/sixafter/nanoid v1.21.0
+# github.com/sixafter/nanoid v1.22.0
 ## explicit; go 1.23
 github.com/sixafter/nanoid
 github.com/sixafter/nanoid/x/crypto/prng
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ github.com/spf13/pflag
 ## explicit; go 1.17
 github.com/stretchr/testify/assert
 github.com/stretchr/testify/assert/yaml
-# golang.org/x/crypto v0.30.0
+# golang.org/x/crypto v0.31.0
 ## explicit; go 1.20
 golang.org/x/crypto/chacha20
 golang.org/x/crypto/internal/alias