diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 5a28ecf..6e24d88 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.5.0",
+  ".": "1.6.0",
   "packages": {
     ".": {
       "extra-files": [
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 086b1a0..0889559 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.6.0](https://github.com/CHIMEFRB/workflow/compare/v1.5.0...v1.6.0) (2024-07-04)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **argsource:** added a new runtime cli parameter to perform function based work, by passing the work obj itself to the func ([11adc37](https://github.com/CHIMEFRB/workflow/commit/11adc374151dfb9949b4215e471e60c14fb3a907))
+
 ## [1.5.0](https://github.com/CHIMEFRB/workflow/compare/v1.4.0...v1.5.0) (2024-07-04)
 
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3faa84a..351e167 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "workflow.core"
-version = "1.5.0"
+version = "1.6.0"
 description = "Workflow Core"
 authors = ["Shiny Brar <charanjotbrar@gmail.com>"]
 license = "MIT"