diff --git a/sdk/monitor/Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.Exporter/CHANGELOG.md b/sdk/monitor/Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.Exporter/CHANGELOG.md
index 48251cade48a..119befa383e6 100644
--- a/sdk/monitor/Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.Exporter/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/sdk/monitor/Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.Exporter/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 # Release History
 
+## 1.6.0-beta.2 (Unreleased)
+
+### Features Added
+
+### Breaking Changes
+
+### Bugs Fixed
+
+### Other Changes
+
 ## 1.6.0-beta.1 (2025-12-03)
 
 ### Bugs Fixed
diff --git a/sdk/monitor/Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.Exporter/src/Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.Exporter.csproj b/sdk/monitor/Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.Exporter/src/Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.Exporter.csproj
index e134d26f4c18..1965394afb4d 100644
--- a/sdk/monitor/Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.Exporter/src/Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.Exporter.csproj
+++ b/sdk/monitor/Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.Exporter/src/Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.Exporter.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Description>An OpenTelemetry .NET exporter that exports to Azure Monitor</Description>
     <AssemblyTitle>AzureMonitor OpenTelemetry Exporter</AssemblyTitle>
-    <Version>1.6.0-beta.1</Version>
+    <Version>1.6.0-beta.2</Version>
     <!--The ApiCompatVersion is managed automatically and should not generally be modified manually.-->
     <ApiCompatVersion>1.5.0</ApiCompatVersion>
     <PackageTags>Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry Exporter ApplicationInsights</PackageTags>