chore(master): release smob 1.6.0 (#408)

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.release-please-manifest.json

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-    ".": "1.5.0"
+    ".": "1.6.0"
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CHANGELOG.md

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 * introduce arrayPriority option ([#328](https://github.com/Tada5hi/smob/issues/328)) ([7d287bf](https://github.com/Tada5hi/smob/commit/7d287bf1238c15b5670e91b7f3a7100518ed3ac0))
 
+## [1.6.0](https://github.com/tada5hi/smob/compare/smob-v1.5.0...smob-v1.6.0) (2026-02-11)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* bump version to v1.x
+
+### Features
+
+* change target version to es2022 + updated dependencies ([54bdbc9](https://github.com/tada5hi/smob/commit/54bdbc98ff91bf4ea65d9e1c0341c102ba450047))
+* const for priority side + cleanup types ([bf19728](https://github.com/tada5hi/smob/commit/bf1972895066af4c7d33acbc04e7670f6b926794))
+* deep clone input sources ([384acff](https://github.com/tada5hi/smob/commit/384acff632e60d967a92371937d0bb53b35edda4))
+* introduce arrayPriority option ([#328](https://github.com/tada5hi/smob/issues/328)) ([7d287bf](https://github.com/tada5hi/smob/commit/7d287bf1238c15b5670e91b7f3a7100518ed3ac0))
+* refactor build pipeline & replaced babel with swc ([306c126](https://github.com/tada5hi/smob/commit/306c1268cd22e27c12cc5457e15640de71caab46))
+* refactored merger to support arrays ([2185ebe](https://github.com/tada5hi/smob/commit/2185ebe32b963e954265a71fad4bb302deb88e29))
+* remove array duplicates by value & reference ([b55dcfc](https://github.com/tada5hi/smob/commit/b55dcfc15c28fbec2d7d53654f70af0e888824fd))
+* split regular and distinct array merge + support multiple input arrays ([f7d4a75](https://github.com/tada5hi/smob/commit/f7d4a757e22523ca3a74c1008f78cc12813ee341))
+* use weak-map instead of json-stringify for circular reference handling ([33b4ea4](https://github.com/tada5hi/smob/commit/33b4ea4cef102dec3334f08c66f25fbb84bcafb4))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* add generic argument for distinct-array util ([4d31b24](https://github.com/tada5hi/smob/commit/4d31b24e0ca63f54b538d58eb0683a36170269ce))
+* better polyfill implementation for cloning arrays and objects ([fad6beb](https://github.com/tada5hi/smob/commit/fad6bebd9d7dc016f5c8a153e1e8181f12704bfb))
+* create a new weak map for each source ([4ed64d2](https://github.com/tada5hi/smob/commit/4ed64d26bc0d2acc7fe075ad45a3cccd3bd4aa19))
+* **deps:** bump json5 from 1.0.1 to 1.0.2 ([33a7d6c](https://github.com/tada5hi/smob/commit/33a7d6c7dedcde7010179e25a683847fc63c25cb))
+* enhanced typing for merger result ([19fc7ff](https://github.com/tada5hi/smob/commit/19fc7ff9766bcf901dfa319f6e7bb07fa6dd068f))
+* extend is-equal check for arrays ([406d48b](https://github.com/tada5hi/smob/commit/406d48bc43db99ed7f7b46f56a1d2a948de3ade4))
+* force version bump ([e1a993d](https://github.com/tada5hi/smob/commit/e1a993d695566e778cb545ad6278677626b4d311))
+* move sources length check to create-merger ([c55bfc5](https://github.com/tada5hi/smob/commit/c55bfc5b25adafee35c3af7f2d8672879c898e7e))
+* optimize array merge ([240ce25](https://github.com/tada5hi/smob/commit/240ce2577eb99ee12fb9186b2f41fddb610cf3c0))
+* remove unused utility methods + applied linter ([76baf8e](https://github.com/tada5hi/smob/commit/76baf8eee28359480878dce17d0dd31143c2610e))
+* removed superfluous cut utility ([b8f5826](https://github.com/tada5hi/smob/commit/b8f5826a022d32225a3069f309e159c89b3494cc))
+* return type of merge result ([cc534b9](https://github.com/tada5hi/smob/commit/cc534b960aeaae33f34d42e5bd0f172078f80efa))
+
+
+### Miscellaneous Chores
+
+* clenaup tsconfig.eslint.json ([4292a46](https://github.com/tada5hi/smob/commit/4292a460190d3a4b051a2edacac70221c1281922))
+
 ## [1.4.1](https://github.com/Tada5hi/smob/compare/v1.4.0...v1.4.1) (2023-09-20)
 
 

package-lock.json

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 {
     "name": "smob",
-    "version": "1.5.0",
+    "version": "1.6.0",
     "description": "Zero dependency library to safe merge objects.",
     "main": "dist/index.cjs",
     "module": "dist/index.mjs",