diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index f1c1e58..bcd0522 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.5.0"
+  ".": "0.6.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f55270b..1623e66 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.6.0](https://github.com/eth-act/zkboost/compare/v0.5.0...v0.6.0) (2026-04-23)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add `kurtosis.yml` ([#57](https://github.com/eth-act/zkboost/issues/57)) ([f08ca16](https://github.com/eth-act/zkboost/commit/f08ca165636cca48d4d7792ee34426106a74b890))
+* update `ere` to `v0.8.1` ([#59](https://github.com/eth-act/zkboost/issues/59)) ([c6f0e03](https://github.com/eth-act/zkboost/commit/c6f0e03ed48bec254dfbb03e65095fffe15e7989))
+
 ## [0.5.0](https://github.com/eth-act/zkboost/compare/v0.4.2...v0.5.0) (2026-04-10)
 
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index c8a6bcd..c6721ce 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2960,7 +2960,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "guest-loader"
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.6.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "assert_cmd",
@@ -3988,7 +3988,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mock-zkattestor"
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.6.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-stream",
@@ -8223,7 +8223,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zkboost-client"
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.6.0"
 dependencies = [
  "async-stream",
  "bytes",
@@ -8240,7 +8240,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zkboost-server"
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.6.0"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy-eips",
  "alloy-genesis",
@@ -8287,7 +8287,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zkboost-types"
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.6.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ethereum_ssz",
  "ethereum_ssz_derive",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e6632f2..4e7392c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ members = [
 resolver = "2"
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.6.0"
 edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.91"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"