diff --git a/.github/.release-please-manifest.json b/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
index c0f5510..3f707ef 100644
--- a/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-	".": "0.5.0"
+	".": "0.6.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 672cda4..c94be10 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,28 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.6.0](https://github.com/xseman/log4js-appender-cloudwatch/compare/v0.5.0...v0.6.0) (2024-12-22)
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* update diagram ([#14](https://github.com/xseman/log4js-appender-cloudwatch/issues/14)) ([60df376](https://github.com/xseman/log4js-appender-cloudwatch/commit/60df37635ffaec80af84c3878b1983ff1be03f7e))
+* update README to include features section ([b0b58ab](https://github.com/xseman/log4js-appender-cloudwatch/commit/b0b58ab839c7fa1ca2c5357b8ba5e1ef3d592bbf))
+
+
+### Maintenance
+
+* update quality checks & deps ([10c3d97](https://github.com/xseman/log4js-appender-cloudwatch/commit/10c3d970ccb555602850546df06da7888e47537d))
+
+
+### Refactors
+
+* decouple initialization modules ([d6f52da](https://github.com/xseman/log4js-appender-cloudwatch/commit/d6f52dab292ed1a4c8e00696b95e71098287c75e))
+
+
+### Tests
+
+* add LogBuffer ([c6df67b](https://github.com/xseman/log4js-appender-cloudwatch/commit/c6df67b6a0dbfeaf3c7a051e1918acff76a27bbe))
+
 ## [0.5.0](https://github.com/xseman/log4js-appender-cloudwatch/compare/v0.4.3...v0.5.0) (2024-11-09)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 0056a02..59b44a6 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
 	"name": "log4js-appender-cloudwatch",
-	"version": "0.5.0",
+	"version": "0.6.0",
 	"lockfileVersion": 3,
 	"requires": true,
 	"packages": {
 		"": {
 			"name": "log4js-appender-cloudwatch",
-			"version": "0.5.0",
+			"version": "0.6.0",
 			"license": "Apache-2.0",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"@aws-sdk/client-cloudwatch-logs": "~3.577.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cdb6688..b22423f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "log4js-appender-cloudwatch",
-	"version": "0.5.0",
+	"version": "0.6.0",
 	"license": "Apache-2.0",
 	"funding": "https://github.com/sponsors/xseman",
 	"homepage": "https://github.com/xseman/log4js-appender-cloudwatch#readme",