diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index efdacff09b73cb52c7cf30e89185bfdecc3291ff..b879f89e67dcdfe86fbfc069d8a5ea9fdb40f220 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+1.0.6 - New Year release
+features:
+- auto-update for apks downloaded from bitmask.net and from brand websites like riseup.net
+- pgp verification to secure auto-update mechanism
+- support for Android 10 and Android 11
+- new translations (<3 to all translators)
+- update openvpn, openssl and other dependencies
+
+bugfixes:
+- fix "exclude apps from VPN" feature
+
 1.0.5 - Menshen release
 features:
 - geoip service: improved automatic gateway selection, taking hemisphere into account
diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index e6d7715a7ff114ac002964796ae24068606b074f..0ab70b8ff443948b35aa9c077b7b07c4648bb28b 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ android {
 
   defaultConfig {
     applicationId "se.leap.bitmaskclient"
-    versionCode 149
-    versionName "1.0.5"
+    versionCode 150
+    versionName "1.0.6"
     minSdkVersion 16
     targetSdkVersion 30
     vectorDrawables.useSupportLibrary = true