diff --git a/.github/release-please/manifest.json b/.github/release-please/manifest.json
index 6f87987f04e6..1b386abbf71b 100644
--- a/.github/release-please/manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please/manifest.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
   "sdk/zksync-rs": "0.4.0",
-  "core": "20.5.2",
+  "core": "20.6.0",
   "prover": "11.0.0"
 }
diff --git a/core/CHANGELOG.md b/core/CHANGELOG.md
index d994a4a80ff6..693b0e816235 100644
--- a/core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,25 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [20.6.0](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/compare/core-v20.5.2...core-v20.6.0) (2024-02-08)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **api:** Start API server after first L1 batch ([#1026](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1026)) ([86e189c](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/86e189ca2f4be2a3c431694a8938af073b81b298))
+* **db:** Instrument DB connection lifecycle ([#1027](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1027)) ([636fcfd](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/636fcfd308cdde92c6407b886d7b329938623e9d))
+* **db:** Soft-remove `storage` table ([#982](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/982)) ([601f893](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/601f893b98613222422961b95473560445e34637))
+* **en:** Make state keeper work with pruned data ([#900](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/900)) ([f1913ae](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/f1913ae824b124525bec7896c9271e1a4bdefa41))
+* export fee model for the test node ([#1030](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1030)) ([d1e4774](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/d1e47744c773fa38aa22aaaa3dbb9dbffe7e9854))
+* Time-limit health checks and log them ([#993](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/993)) ([f3c190d](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/f3c190da34ae340f05ed2c42e15694f963ab2508))
+* **types:** Added KZG info needed for 4844 blobs ([#894](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/894)) ([758f487](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/758f4877433ebdd86cc90dd592db9a7d87598586))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* fix link ([#1007](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1007)) ([f1424ce](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/f1424ced16b5609e736d9075ef1339b955154260))
+* **metrics:** Use latest block for non pos ethereum as safe ([#1022](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1022)) ([49ec843](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/49ec843a211ab02bfcc2b40d98794fa35f3d4c83))
+* Revert "preparation for shared bridge migration (server)" ([#1010](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1010)) ([d4c984a](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/d4c984a3e4b454bd8811053a70e108e67ef33506))
+
 ## [20.5.2](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/compare/core-v20.5.1...core-v20.5.2) (2024-02-04)