diff --git a/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
index 4b94f12..ce725d4 100644
--- a/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "socraticode",
-  "version": "1.5.0",
+  "version": "1.6.0",
   "description": "Codebase intelligence — semantic search workflows, dependency graph analysis, and context artifact exploration for SocratiCode",
   "author": {
     "name": "Giancarlo Erra",
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4aa9956..f3e507f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,21 @@ All notable changes to SocratiCode are documented here.
 This project uses [Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/) and [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 
 
+## [1.6.0](https://github.com/giancarloerra/socraticode/compare/v1.5.0...v1.6.0) (2026-04-16)
+
+### Features
+
+* support global config fallback and configurable batch size ([9d04c44](https://github.com/giancarloerra/socraticode/commit/9d04c4443a7b0892548868fe04e59f9a35e43dcf))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* resolve relative paths for global config fallback and strict batch size validation ([49b5b35](https://github.com/giancarloerra/socraticode/commit/49b5b35bff2809c17f1096cb62db7670503594aa))
+
+### Documentation
+
+* add CodeRabbit review expectations to PR template and contributing guide ([afd2da2](https://github.com/giancarloerra/socraticode/commit/afd2da2771e5ebe9cd81e391179adb769463ddb8))
+* add Discord community, Cloud section, and tool portability to README ([a8b069a](https://github.com/giancarloerra/socraticode/commit/a8b069a900d5a4a20023b995ea0ecfe6b237cb7b))
+
 ## [1.5.0](https://github.com/giancarloerra/socraticode/compare/v1.4.1...v1.5.0) (2026-04-13)
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index decdfc6..6553626 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "socraticode",
-  "version": "1.5.0",
+  "version": "1.6.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "socraticode",
-      "version": "1.5.0",
+      "version": "1.6.0",
       "license": "AGPL-3.0-only",
       "dependencies": {
         "@ast-grep/lang-bash": "^0.0.7",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8330836..9ddbe19 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "socraticode",
   "mcpName": "io.github.giancarloerra/socraticode",
-  "version": "1.5.0",
+  "version": "1.6.0",
   "description": "SocratiCode — MCP server for local codebase indexing, semantic search, and code dependency graphs. All private, all local via Docker.",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "dist/index.js",