diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 872cc6c..d9c8e0a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ All notable changes to this project are documented here. Format loosely
 follows [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/); versions
 correspond to git tags (`vX.Y.Z`) and `nodejs/package.json`'s `version`.
 
+## [1.6.0] - 2026-07-27
+
+### Changed
+- **Adopted `@simpleworkjs/frontend`'s `app.messages`, `app.modal`, and `app.validate` modules**, replacing the vendored `app.util.actionMessage`/`actionConfirm` in `public/lib/js/app-base.js` and the vendored `public/lib/js/val.js` (unused by any current view here, so this is dedup/future-proofing rather than a behavior change). `app.api`/`app.auth`/`app.pubsub`/`app.socket` are untouched.
+
 ## [1.5.0] - 2026-07-27
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/nodejs/package.json b/nodejs/package.json
index d94e6a9..b82909d 100644
--- a/nodejs/package.json
+++ b/nodejs/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "t42-jump-host",
-  "version": "1.5.0",
+  "version": "1.6.0",
   "description": "SSH jump host for the theta42 stack — LDAP-authenticated, directory-driven host bridging with audit and metrics",
   "author": [
     {