diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 8e03717dca..dc1e644a10 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.5.1
\ No newline at end of file
+1.6.0
diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index b078e4cb46..85b19c8ed7 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -69,15 +69,41 @@
     <notes>
         <![CDATA[
 ## Tracer
-
 ### Added
-- Add mysqli_real_query to MysqliIntegration #2965
+- Kafka Integration #3004
+- `8.4` supported version in `datadog-setup.php` #2984 (thanks @greg0ire)
+### Changed
+- Leave a hint at what to do if the temp dir is not writable in installer #3015
+### Fixed
+- JIT enabled detection in SSI loader #2971
+- Block signals for more functions #2999
+- Use-after-free with live-debugger #2989
+- root span name in Slim V4 #3020
+- PHP 8.4 deprecations #2981 (thanks @JeppeKnockaert)
+- Avoid repeated processing of internal functions #3022
+### Internal
+- `library_entrypoint.start` metric #3009
+- Bump rust to 1.78 #3005
+- Exit if execv failed #2983
+- Compatibility with newest arginfo gen_stub from PHP 8.4 #2973
 
 ## Application Security Management
-
+### Added
+- Support for endpoint, header, network and session fingerprints #2955
+- WAF telemetry #2735
+- Implement LFI #2770
+- ASM Standalone #2903, #3001
+### Changed
+- Upgrade libddwaf to v1.22.0 #3007
 ### Fixed
-- Bridge more musl/glibc diffs in aarch64 Datadog/nginx-datadog#140
+- Restart usleep() on EINTR #3002
+- recv/writev calls in the face of interrupting signals #3008
+- Blocking from a hook is not stopping code execution #2836
 
+## Profiling
+### Fixed
+- crash on PHP 8.4 #3019 (thanks @SanderVerkuil)
+- Mismatch in UTF8 handling #2990
 ]]></notes>
     <contents>
         <dir name="/">