diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3ff8e32..9b96272 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## Unreleased
+## 2.1.6
 
 ### Fixed — `get_instance_state` reported empty storage as if it were the truth (F-869)
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4309f4a..211f188 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f81fc0c2-9233-48cd-8a9d-2577b1d33d57
 ### The right way — `uv tool install` (persistent, fleet-safe)
 
 ```bash
-uv tool install stealth-chrome-devtools-mcp==2.1.5
+uv tool install stealth-chrome-devtools-mcp==2.1.6
 ```
 
 This installs a version-pinned executable at `~/.local/bin/stealth-chrome-devtools-mcp`
@@ -95,13 +95,13 @@ Zero-install trial (fine for a first look, not for fleets):
   "mcpServers": {
     "stealth-chrome-devtools-mcp": {
       "command": "uvx",
-      "args": ["stealth-chrome-devtools-mcp==2.1.5"]
+      "args": ["stealth-chrome-devtools-mcp==2.1.6"]
     }
   }
 }
 ```
 
-Or via pip (`pip install stealth-chrome-devtools-mcp==2.1.5`), then use the
+Or via pip (`pip install stealth-chrome-devtools-mcp==2.1.6`), then use the
 `stealth-chrome-devtools-mcp` console script from that environment as the
 `command`.
 
diff --git a/RELEASE_CONTRACT.md b/RELEASE_CONTRACT.md
index ef17865..fcc60ca 100644
--- a/RELEASE_CONTRACT.md
+++ b/RELEASE_CONTRACT.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <!-- GENERATED by tools/gen_release_contract.py — do not edit by hand. -->
 <!-- Regenerate: `uv run python tools/gen_release_contract.py --write` -->
 
-# Release contract — version 2.1.5
+# Release contract — version 2.1.6
 
 This is the contract for the version recorded in `pyproject.toml` at
 this commit. A tagged run fails unless the tag equals that version,
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f53aa37..e9b8a2b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "stealth-chrome-devtools-mcp"
-version = "2.1.5"
+version = "2.1.6"
 description = "Undetectable browser automation for AI agents via the Model Context Protocol — one shared backend built for 50+ concurrent Claude Code sessions."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 008635b..92f76c2 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -1593,7 +1593,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stealth-chrome-devtools-mcp"
-version = "2.1.5"
+version = "2.1.6"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "anyio" },