diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 521780e3..239a431a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,26 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.18.3-rc.6] - 2025-07-14
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+* allow for use of both manual & fetchEvent based HTTP (#247) by @vados-cosmonic in #247
+
+* makefile dep for splicer component (#251) by @vados-cosmonic in #251
+
+
+### 🚜 Refactor
+
+* splicer WIT and generated bindings (#252) by @vados-cosmonic in #252
+
+
+### ⚙️ Miscellaneous Tasks
+
+* *(ci)* add clippy (#248) by @vados-cosmonic in #248
+
+
+
+
 ## [0.18.3-rc.5] - 2025-07-08
 
 ### 🐛 Bug Fixes
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3bd5cbe2..93a1232f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@bytecodealliance/componentize-js",
-  "version": "0.18.3-rc.5",
+  "version": "0.18.3-rc.6",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/bytecodealliance/componentize-js#readme",
   "description": "ESM -> WebAssembly Component creator, via a SpiderMonkey JS engine embedding",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/src/cli.js b/src/cli.js
index cf2beff6..9c9f626f 100755
--- a/src/cli.js
+++ b/src/cli.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export async function componentizeCmd (jsSource, opts) {
 }
 
 program
-  .version('0.18.3-rc.5')
+  .version('0.18.3-rc.6')
   .description('Create a component from a JavaScript module')
   .usage('<js-source> --wit wit-world.wit -o <component-path>')
   .argument('<js-source>', 'JS source file to build')