diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index a4e0c96..5862ad0 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-	".": "0.1.5"
+	".": "0.1.6"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 364e90e..a15281d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.1.6](https://github.com/WordPress/sync-storage/compare/v0.1.5...v0.1.6) (2026-08-19)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* make playwright.yml workflow_call-only like its CI siblings ([128c911](https://github.com/WordPress/sync-storage/commit/128c911cb59ed5e92f0abbbfaaae29f124860663))
+* make playwright.yml workflow_call-only like its CI siblings ([825fcd6](https://github.com/WordPress/sync-storage/commit/825fcd6a3120491c85b7db13635dd7b68a516045))
+
 ## [0.1.5](https://github.com/WordPress/sync-storage/compare/v0.1.4...v0.1.5) (2026-08-19)
 
 
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index fd934aa..141f554 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Tags: collaboration, real-time, gutenberg, presence, yjs
 Requires at least: 7.0
 Tested up to: 7.0
 Requires PHP: 7.4
-Stable tag: 0.1.5
+Stable tag: 0.1.6
 License: GPLv2 or later
 License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
 
diff --git a/sync-storage.php b/sync-storage.php
index 395377f..bc1cee7 100644
--- a/sync-storage.php
+++ b/sync-storage.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /**
  * Plugin Name: Sync Storage
  * Description: WP_Sync_Storage implementation for WordPress collaborative editing.
- * Version: 0.1.5
+ * Version: 0.1.6
  * Requires at least: 7.0
  * Requires PHP: 7.4
  * Requires Plugins: presence-api, gutenberg
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function () {
 	return;
 }
 
-define( 'WP_SYNC_STORAGE_VERSION', '0.1.5' );
+define( 'WP_SYNC_STORAGE_VERSION', '0.1.6' );
 define( 'WP_SYNC_STORAGE_DB_VERSION', 1 );
 define( 'WP_SYNC_STORAGE_PLUGIN_DIR', plugin_dir_path( __FILE__ ) );
 define( 'WP_SYNC_STORAGE_PLUGIN_URL', plugin_dir_url( __FILE__ ) );