diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 945facc1d..89b8a7bd1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
-1.6.0a8 (2024-08-20)
+1.6.0 (2024-08-20)
 --------------------
 
 New Features
diff --git a/cosmos/__init__.py b/cosmos/__init__.py
index 8f60b6581..249c4eefc 100644
--- a/cosmos/__init__.py
+++ b/cosmos/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 Contains dags, task groups, and operators.
 """
-__version__ = "1.6.0a8"
+__version__ = "1.6.0"
 
 
 from cosmos.airflow.dag import DbtDag