diff --git a/docs/gitbook/python/changelog.md b/docs/gitbook/python/changelog.md
index 7c3376a6c2..74fd4ffa46 100644
--- a/docs/gitbook/python/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/gitbook/python/changelog.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 <!--next-version-placeholder-->
 
+## v1.6.0 (2023-07-06)
+### Feature
+* **python:** Add moveToWaitingChildren job method ([#2049](https://github.com/taskforcesh/bullmq/issues/2049)) ([`6d0e224`](https://github.com/taskforcesh/bullmq/commit/6d0e224cd985069055786f447b0ba7c394a76b8a))
+
 ## v1.5.0 (2023-07-04)
 ### Feature
 * **common:** Add option to change repeatable jobs redis key hash algorithm ([#2023](https://github.com/taskforcesh/bullmq/issues/2023)) ([`ca17364`](https://github.com/taskforcesh/bullmq/commit/ca17364cc2a52f6577fb66f09ec3168bbf9f1e07))
diff --git a/python/bullmq/__init__.py b/python/bullmq/__init__.py
index 1282fe0d23..0afd10a7ad 100644
--- a/python/bullmq/__init__.py
+++ b/python/bullmq/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 A background job processor and message queue for Python based on Redis.
 """
-__version__ = "1.5.0"
+__version__ = "1.6.0"
 __author__ = 'Taskforce.sh Inc.'
 __credits__ = 'Taskforce.sh Inc.'
 
diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index 482959f686..45ab4f1cda 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "bullmq"
-version = "1.5.0"
+version = "1.6.0"
 description='BullMQ for Python'
 readme="README.md"
 authors = [