diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 1adaf63..0d1bebe 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.5.3"
+  ".": "1.6.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a7f0611..c3550b8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.6.0](https://github.com/googleapis/python-appengine-admin/compare/v1.5.3...v1.6.0) (2022-11-08)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add support for `google.cloud.appengine_admin.__version__` ([2126361](https://github.com/googleapis/python-appengine-admin/commit/2126361cafcaed79633e7f403591a53a507972ba))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Add dict typing for client_options ([2126361](https://github.com/googleapis/python-appengine-admin/commit/2126361cafcaed79633e7f403591a53a507972ba))
+* **deps:** require google-api-core >=1.33.2 ([2126361](https://github.com/googleapis/python-appengine-admin/commit/2126361cafcaed79633e7f403591a53a507972ba))
+
 ## [1.5.3](https://github.com/googleapis/python-appengine-admin/compare/v1.5.2...v1.5.3) (2022-10-07)
 
 
diff --git a/google/cloud/appengine_admin/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/appengine_admin/gapic_version.py
index 9437340..a016bdf 100644
--- a/google/cloud/appengine_admin/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/appengine_admin/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "1.5.3"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "1.6.0"  # {x-release-please-version}