diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dc5a2796..b01469ca 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.6.0](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/compare/v1.5.1...v1.6.0) (2024-11-22)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Run the proxy container as Sidecar Init Container ([#624](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/issues/624)) ([19d8043](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/commit/19d8043c3a7a2368ce797b3d7766656002cf5c6f)), closes [#381](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/issues/381)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Update proxy version to v2.14.1 ([#632](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/issues/632)) ([85655e5](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/commit/85655e517e2080550ded7c830be29c4b8256064f))
+
 ## [1.5.1](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/compare/v1.5.0...v1.5.1) (2024-08-22)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f55e888a..8ec1e466 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ your kubernetes cluster:
 
 <!-- {x-release-please-start-version} -->
 ```shell
-kubectl apply -f https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/v1.5.1/cloud-sql-proxy-operator.yaml
+kubectl apply -f https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/v1.6.0/cloud-sql-proxy-operator.yaml
 ```
 <!-- {x-release-please-end} -->
 
diff --git a/docs/quick-start.md b/docs/quick-start.md
index f16f49c7..3e07e32c 100644
--- a/docs/quick-start.md
+++ b/docs/quick-start.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ your kubernetes cluster:
 
 <!-- {x-release-please-start-version} -->
 ```shell
-curl https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/v1.5.1/install.sh | bash
+curl https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/v1.6.0/install.sh | bash
 ```
 <!-- {x-release-please-end} -->
 
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 26ca5946..dc1e644a 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.5.1
+1.6.0