diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 18e45d5..0f24e47 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 e65f9e5..d09ede7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.1.6](https://github.com/alltuner/switchyard/compare/v0.1.5...v0.1.6) (2026-04-02)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* replace python-dxf with direct httpx for correct Content-Type on manifest push ([#19](https://github.com/alltuner/switchyard/issues/19)) ([9a9d358](https://github.com/alltuner/switchyard/commit/9a9d35846d0be6023caa37852926f3eb85a37c61))
+
 ## [0.1.5](https://github.com/alltuner/switchyard/compare/v0.1.4...v0.1.5) (2026-04-02)
 
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f06d762..247c7f8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "switchyard"
-version = "0.1.5"
+version = "0.1.6"
 description = "Local Docker registry with async upstream sync"
 requires-python = ">=3.14"
 dependencies = [