diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 72c05be..96df1cd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 **Closed issues:**
 
 - README not up to date [\#154](https://github.com/rabbitmq/amqp091-go/issues/154)
+- Allow re-using default connection config \(custom properties\) [\#152](https://github.com/rabbitmq/amqp091-go/issues/152)
 - Rename package name to amqp in V2 [\#151](https://github.com/rabbitmq/amqp091-go/issues/151)
 - Helper types to declare quorum queues [\#144](https://github.com/rabbitmq/amqp091-go/issues/144)
 - Inefficient use of buffers reduces potential throughput for basicPublish with small messages. [\#141](https://github.com/rabbitmq/amqp091-go/issues/141)
@@ -21,6 +22,8 @@
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
+- Add automatic CHANGELOG.md generation [\#158](https://github.com/rabbitmq/amqp091-go/pull/158) ([lukebakken](https://github.com/lukebakken))
+- Supply library-defined props with NewConnectionProperties [\#157](https://github.com/rabbitmq/amqp091-go/pull/157) ([slagiewka](https://github.com/slagiewka))
 - Fix linter warnings [\#156](https://github.com/rabbitmq/amqp091-go/pull/156) ([Zerpet](https://github.com/Zerpet))
 - Remove outdated information from README [\#155](https://github.com/rabbitmq/amqp091-go/pull/155) ([scriptcoded](https://github.com/scriptcoded))
 - Add example producer using DeferredConfirm [\#149](https://github.com/rabbitmq/amqp091-go/pull/149) ([Zerpet](https://github.com/Zerpet))
diff --git a/connection.go b/connection.go
index 54ced65..ddf928e 100644
--- a/connection.go
+++ b/connection.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const (
 	defaultHeartbeat         = 10 * time.Second
 	defaultConnectionTimeout = 30 * time.Second
 	defaultProduct           = "AMQP 0.9.1 Client"
-	buildVersion             = "1.5.0"
+	buildVersion             = "1.6.0"
 	platform                 = "golang"
 	// Safer default that makes channel leaks a lot easier to spot
 	// before they create operational headaches. See https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/issues/1593.