diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 4074804..ebd1560 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  "packages/ui": "0.1.5"
+  "packages/ui": "0.1.6"
 }
diff --git a/packages/ui/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/ui/CHANGELOG.md
index 2294129..1a73dcf 100644
--- a/packages/ui/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/ui/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.1.6](https://github.com/deepgram/ui/compare/ui-v0.1.5...ui-v0.1.6) (2026-09-17)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **build:** preserve bundled TypeScript declarations after upgrading `vite-plugin-dts` to v5 ([#17](https://github.com/deepgram/ui/issues/17)) ([d1640f2](https://github.com/deepgram/ui/commit/d1640f2586c846c0d89c8ee7674eeb2c8b6a88ed))
+
 ## [0.1.5](https://github.com/deepgram/ui/compare/ui-v0.1.4...ui-v0.1.5) (2026-09-17)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/ui/package.json b/packages/ui/package.json
index d1bdb8f..87da8a9 100644
--- a/packages/ui/package.json
+++ b/packages/ui/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@deepgram/ui",
-  "version": "0.1.5",
+  "version": "0.1.6",
   "description": "Pre-built, styled React components for Deepgram Voice Agent — Tailwind v4 + shadcn tokens, fully customizable",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "dist/index.cjs",