diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e36be5b5..638187a9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,27 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [6.0.0](https://github.com/nodejs/node-core-utils/compare/v5.16.2...v6.0.0) (2025-11-08)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* drop Node.js 18.x from supported engines ([#988](https://github.com/nodejs/node-core-utils/issues/988))
+
+### Features
+
+* **git-node:** verify tag with official keyring ([#989](https://github.com/nodejs/node-core-utils/issues/989)) ([48a418b](https://github.com/nodejs/node-core-utils/commit/48a418b1eee227096be438c38759c96b843b8bb8))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* remove stack traces from non-debug output ([#990](https://github.com/nodejs/node-core-utils/issues/990)) ([687217f](https://github.com/nodejs/node-core-utils/commit/687217f7867add49f8be8461cf0a85fc9364dda0))
+* spawning of `gpg` to read config ([#991](https://github.com/nodejs/node-core-utils/issues/991)) ([100c694](https://github.com/nodejs/node-core-utils/commit/100c6946b167ab7b035db929f779274b79e07694))
+
+
+### Miscellaneous Chores
+
+* drop Node.js 18.x from supported engines ([#988](https://github.com/nodejs/node-core-utils/issues/988)) ([f8371dd](https://github.com/nodejs/node-core-utils/commit/f8371dde2d8c78b50c272c8f41dedbca7b54f57c))
+
 ## [5.16.2](https://github.com/nodejs/node-core-utils/compare/v5.16.1...v5.16.2) (2025-10-12)
 
 
diff --git a/npm-shrinkwrap.json b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
index fe064152..620c0006 100644
--- a/npm-shrinkwrap.json
+++ b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@node-core/utils",
-  "version": "5.16.2",
+  "version": "6.0.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@node-core/utils",
-      "version": "5.16.2",
+      "version": "6.0.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@inquirer/prompts": "^7.4.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 04d739d9..6638c57e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@node-core/utils",
-  "version": "5.16.2",
+  "version": "6.0.0",
   "description": "Utilities for Node.js core collaborators",
   "type": "module",
   "engines": {