diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index ae9501680b08..fc35e42534ca 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -767,6 +767,6 @@
   "grafeas-v1+FILLER": "0.0.0",
   "stackdriver": "0.22.0",
   "stackdriver+FILLER": "0.0.0",
-  "stackdriver-core": "1.5.0",
+  "stackdriver-core": "1.6.0",
   "stackdriver-core+FILLER": "0.0.0"
 }
diff --git a/stackdriver-core/CHANGELOG.md b/stackdriver-core/CHANGELOG.md
index 6ccdbe8317a3..6f12fe2142eb 100644
--- a/stackdriver-core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/stackdriver-core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Release History
 
+### 1.6.0 (2024-03-07)
+
+#### Features
+
+* Update minimum supported Ruby version to 2.7 ([#25298](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-ruby/issues/25298)) 
+
 ### 1.5.0 / 2021-03-10
 
 #### Features
diff --git a/stackdriver-core/lib/stackdriver/core/version.rb b/stackdriver-core/lib/stackdriver/core/version.rb
index ea4440cf97b5..a87fc1243a14 100644
--- a/stackdriver-core/lib/stackdriver/core/version.rb
+++ b/stackdriver-core/lib/stackdriver/core/version.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@
 
 module Stackdriver
   module Core
-    VERSION = "1.5.0".freeze
+    VERSION = "1.6.0".freeze
   end
 end