diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index f1c1e58..bcd0522 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.5.0"
+  ".": "0.6.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9600604..14f8a06 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,37 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.6.0](https://github.com/tomny-dev/uzi/compare/uzi-v0.5.0...uzi-v0.6.0) (2026-09-03)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add AuthCard template component ([#22](https://github.com/tomny-dev/uzi/issues/22)) ([f4b9be6](https://github.com/tomny-dev/uzi/commit/f4b9be62ea5bceba2cf45caf4aac408e652143e5))
+* add DataTable, SettingsPage, and ErrorPage templates ([#42](https://github.com/tomny-dev/uzi/issues/42)) ([1cd6181](https://github.com/tomny-dev/uzi/commit/1cd61815566ed5c66b2ad829ad8bd3035b213711))
+* add reusable application scaffolding primitives ([#37](https://github.com/tomny-dev/uzi/issues/37)) ([85f00a0](https://github.com/tomny-dev/uzi/commit/85f00a0d66f3d0d8623f71fb125a76430eebec0f))
+* add Storybook with interactive component playground ([#40](https://github.com/tomny-dev/uzi/issues/40)) ([4aeabe9](https://github.com/tomny-dev/uzi/commit/4aeabe9b20bfd96c627d6d1b2e9381b591b3d64b))
+* **SidebarNav:** add matchStrategy prop for most-specific active item highlighting ([#10](https://github.com/tomny-dev/uzi/issues/10)) ([2d88291](https://github.com/tomny-dev/uzi/commit/2d88291d745de802c290b5cff9c5268cedf68dd3))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* add preserveModules to keep React imports intact ([3ee2742](https://github.com/tomny-dev/uzi/commit/3ee27429e9082660323de45e198e584e94bcaa88))
+* **ci:** add pnpm/action-setup and upgrade to Node 22 ([bb2c6ac](https://github.com/tomny-dev/uzi/commit/bb2c6ace891f256c972b010b413829cdcc993f87))
+* **ci:** correct release-please config locations ([3830c59](https://github.com/tomny-dev/uzi/commit/3830c597b9afc504c8f21f970ea40f1509dd3c23))
+* **ci:** simplify publish workflow to trigger on v* and uzi-v* tags ([#18](https://github.com/tomny-dev/uzi/issues/18)) ([dbc555f](https://github.com/tomny-dev/uzi/commit/dbc555f3001f3c9c2a4b1b71878b63734b11f829))
+* **ci:** trigger publish on release tags, not every push ([a529347](https://github.com/tomny-dev/uzi/commit/a529347f4c2e64bfdaa39f6e1390bbac56cfb071))
+* disable minification to avoid Vite 8/Rolldown corrupting React import aliases ([133983d](https://github.com/tomny-dev/uzi/commit/133983d857fc8e3d681d2ba0cb78c9f24d32bbe9))
+* inline CSS into JS bundle so body margin reset applies automatically ([#16](https://github.com/tomny-dev/uzi/issues/16)) ([937f107](https://github.com/tomny-dev/uzi/commit/937f107261b08eb0087b9f7c0ede53e375f3c1e5))
+* modal layering fix ([62b8765](https://github.com/tomny-dev/uzi/commit/62b8765d3451dc02ee55cacef190685c3f4f26b4))
+* preserve Next.js client boundary ([#30](https://github.com/tomny-dev/uzi/issues/30)) ([1dfd747](https://github.com/tomny-dev/uzi/commit/1dfd7471ab94185af4bd9164841a93b3b130abe6))
+* remove broken ./styles.css export from package.json ([#19](https://github.com/tomny-dev/uzi/issues/19)) ([e976b26](https://github.com/tomny-dev/uzi/commit/e976b26c5edf8d9451eaf3a23c399e9b8f95386f))
+* remove main/module fields to fix Vite ESM bundling ([bd2b207](https://github.com/tomny-dev/uzi/commit/bd2b207acd00f8bf6a64005bed798c5910ebe81b))
+* remove vite-plugin-css-injected-by-js to fix ESM bundling ([706da55](https://github.com/tomny-dev/uzi/commit/706da557e58695232dfce0eafb79dc5fdc5773c5))
+* replace hardcoded rgba colors with design token color-mix ([1e63c19](https://github.com/tomny-dev/uzi/commit/1e63c199c0e1e050629a09b110e0df43639860cc))
+* **sidebar-nav:** avoid reserving space for missing icons ([#33](https://github.com/tomny-dev/uzi/issues/33)) ([8a9252f](https://github.com/tomny-dev/uzi/commit/8a9252f38ea9c02886a0b15be89483b1c4afddbf))
+* **ui:** improve auth card spacing ([#27](https://github.com/tomny-dev/uzi/issues/27)) ([86db09b](https://github.com/tomny-dev/uzi/commit/86db09b9bbdfbd2c385bfe07946f858a22e4f044))
+* Update CLAUDE.md to generalize agent reference ([b35d05b](https://github.com/tomny-dev/uzi/commit/b35d05b5a9aebefedf4dc598980c696a6e667a76))
+* use plain string class names instead of CSS module objects ([0b36547](https://github.com/tomny-dev/uzi/commit/0b3654777e06589503b035489f1dd92e5eb5cbba))
+
 ## [0.5.0](https://github.com/tomny-dev/uzi/compare/uzi-v0.4.0...uzi-v0.5.0) (2026-09-03)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4a8da8c..863e75c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@tomny-dev/uzi",
-  "version": "0.5.0",
+  "version": "0.6.0",
   "description": "Rapid-fire React UI components. Ship faster, build more.",
   "type": "module",
   "repository": {