diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 7b5f16c..9a6437b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on `Keep a Changelog`_,
 and this project adheres to `Semantic Versioning`_.
 
-Unreleased
-----------
+`1.6.0`_ - 2026-10-18
+--------------------------
 Added
 '''''
 - Periodic microstructures, in 2D and 3D. The ``<periodic>`` field of the
@@ -508,7 +508,8 @@ Added
 
 .. LINKS
 
-.. _`Unreleased`: https://github.com/kip-hart/MicroStructPy/compare/v1.5.9...HEAD
+.. _`Unreleased`: https://github.com/kip-hart/MicroStructPy/compare/v1.6.0...HEAD
+.. _`1.6.0`: https://github.com/kip-hart/MicroStructPy/compare/v1.5.9...v1.6.0
 .. _`1.5.9`: https://github.com/kip-hart/MicroStructPy/compare/v1.5.8...v1.5.9
 .. _`1.5.8`: https://github.com/kip-hart/MicroStructPy/compare/v1.5.7...v1.5.8
 .. _`1.5.7`: https://github.com/kip-hart/MicroStructPy/compare/v1.5.6...v1.5.7
diff --git a/docs/source/sphinx_gallery/plot_demos.py b/docs/source/sphinx_gallery/plot_demos.py
index 3692b42..b34a9b5 100644
--- a/docs/source/sphinx_gallery/plot_demos.py
+++ b/docs/source/sphinx_gallery/plot_demos.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 # them is edited, and the build would serve stale figures.
 #
 # Managed by docs/example_digest.py. Do not edit by hand.
-EXAMPLES_DIGEST = '22bb4ed7ea2ddd9f'
+EXAMPLES_DIGEST = 'e16a7babf54a2cfe'
 
 example_dir = '../../../src/microstructpy/examples'
 
diff --git a/src/microstructpy/__init__.py b/src/microstructpy/__init__.py
index bd7e943..a42448a 100644
--- a/src/microstructpy/__init__.py
+++ b/src/microstructpy/__init__.py
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 import microstructpy.seeding
 import microstructpy.verification
 
-__version__ = '1.5.9'
+__version__ = '1.6.0'