diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 176120e..ea87acc 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "0.5.0"
+    ".": "0.6.0"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 53cc2b1..907bd78 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,24 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.6.0](https://github.com/google/adk-kotlin/compare/v0.5.0...v0.6.0) (2026-07-10)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add callbackContextData to InvocationContext ([723c814](https://github.com/google/adk-kotlin/commit/723c81440a49359b15908c73d2f4adb9b68ef7ae))
+* **core:** migrate from the Java Gen AI SDK to the Kotlin Gen AI SDK ([067dae1](https://github.com/google/adk-kotlin/commit/067dae149a99fcfaa6b380158a3aab29f82b7d8c))
+* round-trip GenerateContentConfig labels and support routingConfig ([d65becd](https://github.com/google/adk-kotlin/commit/d65becd2c7820cc3ae7abcdc0250f25a15c11a0d))
+* **serialization:** expose the shared kotlinx Json instance and Any<->JsonElement helpers ([91419ad](https://github.com/google/adk-kotlin/commit/91419ad14df02b4c76ca778d1a6d0fa8cddc9b96))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* align Ktor and kotlinx-coroutines with the GenAI SDK's Ktor 2.x ([c94daef](https://github.com/google/adk-kotlin/commit/c94daef829ea21f067446fbaf7e5c2f60a460d7b))
+* Fixed the `resolveScopedArtifactDir` function where jvm (in windows) ignoring path which start with '/' as absolute path. ([3a773ed](https://github.com/google/adk-kotlin/commit/3a773edd26469aa765a1bba398745fd94257fa26))
+* generate function-call ids and re-attach thought signatures in the streaming aggregator ([007bc4c](https://github.com/google/adk-kotlin/commit/007bc4cf2a5dd299c6cc2a7737f8248c941aeb8e))
+* pin published kotlin-stdlib to 2.1 for Kotlin 2.1 consumer compatibility ([7342e3d](https://github.com/google/adk-kotlin/commit/7342e3df44c3aad9505af274865cd8e6e6af7291))
+* seed AgentTool child session from parent session state ([64f79e6](https://github.com/google/adk-kotlin/commit/64f79e6036441a852e73244a2140876b253484e1))
+
 ## [0.5.0](https://github.com/google/adk-kotlin/compare/v0.4.0...v0.5.0) (2026-07-03)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3a93fc0..c04b05c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@ If you're using Maven, add the following to your dependencies:
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.google.adk</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-adk-kotlin-core-jvm</artifactId>
-  <version>0.5.0</version>
+  <version>0.6.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
 If you're using Gradle:
 
 ```kotlin
-implementation("com.google.adk:google-adk-kotlin-core:0.5.0")
+implementation("com.google.adk:google-adk-kotlin-core:0.6.0")
 ```
 
 <!-- x-release-please-released-end -->
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 5d187bf..30d6e08 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ extra["kotlinCoreLibrariesVersion"] = kotlinCoreLibrariesVersion
 
 allprojects {
   group = "com.google.adk"
-  version = "0.5.1-SNAPSHOT" // x-release-please-version
+  version = "0.6.0" // x-release-please-version
 
   repositories {
     mavenLocal()
diff --git a/core/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/google/adk/kt/Version.kt b/core/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/google/adk/kt/Version.kt
index 66cab0b..d1fb9e0 100644
--- a/core/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/google/adk/kt/Version.kt
+++ b/core/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/google/adk/kt/Version.kt
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
  */
 package com.google.adk.kt
 
-const val VERSION = "0.5.0" // x-release-please-released-version
+const val VERSION = "0.6.0" // x-release-please-released-version