diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 372d108b0..5aecb79d4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,18 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+1.6.0a1 (2024-07-05)
+--------------------
+
+New Features
+
+* Add Teradata ``ProfileMapping`` by @sc250072 in #1077
+
+Others
+
+* Pre-commit hook updates in #1074
+
+
 1.5.1 (2024-07-17)
 ------------------
 
@@ -15,6 +27,7 @@ Others
 * Pre-commit hook updates in #1083, #1092
 
 
+
 1.5.0 (2024-06-27)
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/cosmos/__init__.py b/cosmos/__init__.py
index 3ef523f7a..bf34409d0 100644
--- a/cosmos/__init__.py
+++ b/cosmos/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 Contains dags, task groups, and operators.
 """
-__version__ = "1.6.0a6"
+__version__ = "1.6.0a7"
 
 
 from cosmos.airflow.dag import DbtDag