diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d9b374667c1a..b2140f15f2e3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+<a name="20.1.6"></a>
+# 20.1.6 "plastic-moose" (2025-08-14)
+### cdk
+| Commit | Type | Description |
+| -- | -- | -- |
+| [011fb785ae](https://github.com/angular/components/commit/011fb785ae2a327ef206f0c0f764db762c4da845) | fix | **menu:** picking up items from child menu ([#31684](https://github.com/angular/components/pull/31684)) |
+### material
+| Commit | Type | Description |
+| -- | -- | -- |
+| [60952f4ddb](https://github.com/angular/components/commit/60952f4ddbcd81dd6f14d2e6a93d5a891dc44239) | fix | **stepper:** handle empty label in horizontal stepper ([#31665](https://github.com/angular/components/pull/31665)) |
+
+<!-- CHANGELOG SPLIT MARKER -->
+
 <a name="20.1.5"></a>
 # 20.1.5 "plastic-car" (2025-08-06)
 ### material
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 70f3a3937396..4ffe78f7eba0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     "ci-docs-monitor-test": "node --no-warnings=ExperimentalWarning --loader ts-node/esm/transpile-only scripts/docs-deploy/monitoring/ci-test.mts",
     "prepare": "husky"
   },
-  "version": "20.1.5",
+  "version": "20.1.6",
   "dependencies": {
     "@angular-devkit/core": "catalog:",
     "@angular-devkit/schematics": "catalog:",