diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3d1a04b..efa7adb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-### 0.6.0
+### 0.6.0 (2021-06-01)
 - change the dictionary loading mechanism from internal static into a server extension (#69)
   - dictionaries will now be discovered in operating system specific paths if available
   - choice is now possible from one of multiple dictionaries using the same locale
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 35c1483..fc78777 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@ijmbarr/jupyterlab_spellchecker",
-  "version": "0.5.2",
+  "version": "0.6.0",
   "description": "A spell checker for JupyterLab.",
   "keywords": [
     "jupyter",