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Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2026 01:45:14 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] chore(main): release 6.0.0

---
 .release-please-manifest.json |  2 +-
 CHANGELOG.md                  | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 pyproject.toml                |  2 +-
 src/aptl/__init__.py          |  2 +-
 uv.lock                       |  2 +-
 5 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index d49c9e283..a3a12f494 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "5.6.0"
+  ".": "6.0.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b5e30900b..94ae19798 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,25 @@ This file is maintained by [release-please](https://github.com/googleapis/releas
 from Conventional Commit messages; release sections are generated on release,
 not hand-edited in PRs.
 
+## [6.0.0](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aptl/compare/v5.6.0...v6.0.0) (2026-09-25)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* boot seats from qualified GHCR VM images ([#1161](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aptl/issues/1161))
+
+### Features
+
+* boot seats from qualified GHCR VM images ([#1161](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aptl/issues/1161)) ([e145281](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aptl/commit/e1452814729eb4c50872201eb113c94bbf80876d))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* prove appliance image publication by pull, not package visibility ([#1160](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aptl/issues/1160)) ([7d4412b](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aptl/commit/7d4412b38222face33e777a79c915233c688e85c))
+* **release:** bump uv.lock with release-please ([#1166](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aptl/issues/1166)) ([cb3f54c](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aptl/commit/cb3f54cdddfebec6ba845e6d7ce2129fb1f755f0))
+* **seat:** restore nested VM delivery with signed GHCR images ([#1163](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aptl/issues/1163)) ([0ae2499](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aptl/commit/0ae249947abb8b83e955081fb09bc5cf5cdcc45f))
+* sync uv.lock to v5.6.0 ([#1167](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aptl/issues/1167)) ([3908a9b](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aptl/commit/3908a9b626fc052001281fa00d2a08b3b302cfdd))
+
 ## [5.6.0](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aptl/compare/v5.5.0...v5.6.0) (2026-09-22)
 
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2e4262896..7732537a3 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "aptl-labs"
-version = "5.6.0"
+version = "6.0.0"
 description = "Advanced Purple Team Lab CLI"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
diff --git a/src/aptl/__init__.py b/src/aptl/__init__.py
index c41357210..7a9de651b 100644
--- a/src/aptl/__init__.py
+++ b/src/aptl/__init__.py
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 # pyproject.toml, not this src-layout __init__.py). Keep the annotation comment
 # on the same line as the literal, and keep the literal equal to pyproject's
 # `version` — test_version_consistency.py enforces the latter.
-__version__ = "5.6.0"  # x-release-please-version
+__version__ = "6.0.0"  # x-release-please-version
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 6691be5ab..4e1f35978 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "aptl-labs"
-version = "5.6.0"
+version = "6.0.0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "blake3" },