diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 31e085c8..21f98d1a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.29.6](https://github.com/varfish-org/mehari/compare/v0.29.5...v0.29.6) (2024-10-16)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* add missing librocksdb8.9 to Dockerfile ([#584](https://github.com/varfish-org/mehari/issues/584)) ([f9bd018](https://github.com/varfish-org/mehari/commit/f9bd018067ee0ad794115b5e90c16e909735652d))
+* skip REF-only records ([#576](https://github.com/varfish-org/mehari/issues/576)) ([688b968](https://github.com/varfish-org/mehari/commit/688b968e0a947c0eec7a918b60a77bca26c164f5))
+
 ## [0.29.5](https://github.com/varfish-org/mehari/compare/v0.29.4...v0.29.5) (2024-10-08)
 
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 96ce0c57..32f1ee97 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2611,7 +2611,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mehari"
-version = "0.29.5"
+version = "0.29.6"
 dependencies = [
  "actix-web",
  "annonars",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 38b0d054..df3bdb86 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "mehari"
-version = "0.29.5"
+version = "0.29.6"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["Manuel Holtgrewe <manuel.holtgrewe@bih-charite.de>"]
 description = "Variant effect prediction all in Rust"