diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 6966b80..db6cca7 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{".":"5.3.0"}
+{".":"6.0.0"}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index eb84326..ed4971c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,25 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [6.0.0](https://github.com/micke/valid_email2/compare/v5.3.0...v6.0.0) (2024-11-03)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* Remove deprecated methods and options
+
+### Features
+
+* Cache DNS lookups ([#256](https://github.com/micke/valid_email2/issues/256)) ([72115ec](https://github.com/micke/valid_email2/commit/72115ec1b866e54b5a4d530d7eaeb7e52a3c8e98))
+* Remove deprecated methods and options ([1a29d27](https://github.com/micke/valid_email2/commit/1a29d27d587a39d181dfe2b6f39028bc317aff52))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* disallow # in domain ([#259](https://github.com/micke/valid_email2/issues/259)) ([1643323](https://github.com/micke/valid_email2/commit/1643323fa3da8973cb63a727410aa9696706e3c8))
+* **email_validator:** handle trailing whitespace in emails ([#255](https://github.com/micke/valid_email2/issues/255)) ([a06fdf7](https://github.com/micke/valid_email2/commit/a06fdf72cfc0df51c81057c6094aba332b692741))
+* Falsely detecting Scandinavian characters as emojis ([#257](https://github.com/micke/valid_email2/issues/257)) ([e64de5c](https://github.com/micke/valid_email2/commit/e64de5c675a015c09c7e6b89bb4f65a39137f48f))
+* typo in readme about config file to deny email domains ([#254](https://github.com/micke/valid_email2/issues/254)) ([a39ed57](https://github.com/micke/valid_email2/commit/a39ed5792a9d46abd954fceff929770eabf99a73))
+
 ## [5.3.0](https://github.com/micke/valid_email2/compare/v5.2.6...v5.3.0) (2024-08-31)
 
 
diff --git a/lib/valid_email2/version.rb b/lib/valid_email2/version.rb
index b8b27df..c08f897 100644
--- a/lib/valid_email2/version.rb
+++ b/lib/valid_email2/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal:true
 
 module ValidEmail2
-  VERSION = "5.3.0"
+  VERSION = "6.0.0"
 end