diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2735346..3477905 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,16 +7,24 @@ documented with migration notes.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Planned
+
+- Additional docs for suite-specific adoption.
+- Better compatibility tests for Promptfoo variable contracts.
+
+## [0.1.6] - 2026-07-04
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - Marked extraction-era technical-design Promptfoo follow-up docs as historical so they do not
   override current two-config pointwise model-judge guidance.
 - Replaced a stale release-process dependency example with a version placeholder.
 
-### Planned
+### Notes
 
-- Additional docs for suite-specific adoption.
-- Better compatibility tests for Promptfoo variable contracts.
+- No runtime, schema, prompt, or CLI behavior changed.
+- No npm package is published.
+- Consumers may pin `github:agentic-workflow-kit/eval-kit#v0.1.6`.
 
 ## [0.1.5] - 2026-07-04
 
@@ -113,7 +121,8 @@ documented with migration notes.
 - Suite-specific presets remain deferred.
 - Consumer repos own their own semantics, prompts, cases, and pass/fail policies.
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/agentic-workflow-kit/eval-kit/compare/v0.1.5...main
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/agentic-workflow-kit/eval-kit/compare/v0.1.6...main
+[0.1.6]: https://github.com/agentic-workflow-kit/eval-kit/compare/v0.1.5...v0.1.6
 [0.1.5]: https://github.com/agentic-workflow-kit/eval-kit/compare/v0.1.4...v0.1.5
 [0.1.4]: https://github.com/agentic-workflow-kit/eval-kit/compare/v0.1.3...v0.1.4
 [0.1.3]: https://github.com/agentic-workflow-kit/eval-kit/compare/v0.1.2...v0.1.3
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c3c205f..75a89eb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Shared evaluation infrastructure for `agentic-workflow-kit` repositories.
 ```json
 {
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@agentic-workflow-kit/eval-kit": "github:agentic-workflow-kit/eval-kit#v0.1.5"
+    "@agentic-workflow-kit/eval-kit": "github:agentic-workflow-kit/eval-kit#v0.1.6"
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Install from a Git tag in a consumer repo:
 ```json
 {
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@agentic-workflow-kit/eval-kit": "github:agentic-workflow-kit/eval-kit#v0.1.5"
+    "@agentic-workflow-kit/eval-kit": "github:agentic-workflow-kit/eval-kit#v0.1.6"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "eval:doctor": "eval-kit doctor --config evals/eval-kit.config.json",
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ v0.1.2
 v0.1.3
 v0.1.4
 v0.1.5
+v0.1.6
 v0.2.0
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/design/consumer-integration.md b/docs/design/consumer-integration.md
index 2f02653..cf9534f 100644
--- a/docs/design/consumer-integration.md
+++ b/docs/design/consumer-integration.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Consumer repos should adopt eval-kit through a pinned Git tag and keep their eva
 ```json
 {
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@agentic-workflow-kit/eval-kit": "github:agentic-workflow-kit/eval-kit#v0.1.5"
+    "@agentic-workflow-kit/eval-kit": "github:agentic-workflow-kit/eval-kit#v0.1.6"
   }
 }
 ```
diff --git a/docs/guides/consumer-integration.md b/docs/guides/consumer-integration.md
index 4b8d3ce..cc740f4 100644
--- a/docs/guides/consumer-integration.md
+++ b/docs/guides/consumer-integration.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ If you cannot state the eval goal, do not bootstrap a suite yet. Empty harnesses
 ```json
 {
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@agentic-workflow-kit/eval-kit": "github:agentic-workflow-kit/eval-kit#v0.1.5"
+    "@agentic-workflow-kit/eval-kit": "github:agentic-workflow-kit/eval-kit#v0.1.6"
   }
 }
 ```
diff --git a/docs/guides/quickstart.md b/docs/guides/quickstart.md
index 34affea..c47f956 100644
--- a/docs/guides/quickstart.md
+++ b/docs/guides/quickstart.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ This guide adds a generic deterministic eval suite to a consumer repo.
 ```json
 {
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@agentic-workflow-kit/eval-kit": "github:agentic-workflow-kit/eval-kit#v0.1.5"
+    "@agentic-workflow-kit/eval-kit": "github:agentic-workflow-kit/eval-kit#v0.1.6"
   }
 }
 ```
diff --git a/docs/reference/release-process.md b/docs/reference/release-process.md
index 23638fc..ef5428f 100644
--- a/docs/reference/release-process.md
+++ b/docs/reference/release-process.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Consumers depend on tags like:
 Title:
 
 ```text
-chore(release): v0.1.5
+chore(release): v0.1.6
 ```
 
 Required changes:
@@ -63,18 +63,18 @@ git checkout main
 git pull --ff-only
 git rev-parse HEAD
 
-git tag -a v0.1.5 -m "v0.1.5"
-git push origin v0.1.5
+git tag -a v0.1.6 -m "v0.1.6"
+git push origin v0.1.6
 ```
 
 Verify:
 
 ```bash
-git rev-parse v0.1.5^{}
-git show --no-patch --decorate v0.1.5
+git rev-parse v0.1.6^{}
+git show --no-patch --decorate v0.1.6
 ```
 
-`v0.1.5^{}` must point to the release commit. With an annotated tag, `git rev-parse v0.1.5`
+`v0.1.6^{}` must point to the release commit. With an annotated tag, `git rev-parse v0.1.6`
 returns the tag object; `^{}` dereferences to the commit.
 
 ## GitHub Release
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ For each consumer repo:
 
 ```json
 {
-  "@agentic-workflow-kit/eval-kit": "github:agentic-workflow-kit/eval-kit#v0.1.5"
+  "@agentic-workflow-kit/eval-kit": "github:agentic-workflow-kit/eval-kit#v0.1.6"
 }
 ```
 
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ pnpm check
 3. Run consumer smoke commands, for example in `technical-design`:
 
 ```bash
-pnpm eval:case -- --case case-tiny-laundry-pickup-v1 --candidate evals/cases/case-tiny-laundry-pickup-v1/reference-design.md --run-id verify-eval-kit-v0.1.5
+pnpm eval:case -- --case case-tiny-laundry-pickup-v1 --candidate evals/cases/case-tiny-laundry-pickup-v1/reference-design.md --run-id verify-eval-kit-v0.1.6
 ```
 
 4. Open a PR with dependency, lockfile, and any compatibility fixes.
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ Do not move the tag.
 Create a new patch release:
 
 ```text
-v0.1.5 -> v0.1.6
+v0.1.6 -> v0.1.7
 ```
 
 Then open consumer bump PRs.
diff --git a/docs/reference/results.md b/docs/reference/results.md
index edbdcd2..9ece9df 100644
--- a/docs/reference/results.md
+++ b/docs/reference/results.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Current schema:
   "run_type": "deterministic",
   "runner": {
     "id": "generic-eval-case",
-    "version": "0.1.5"
+    "version": "0.1.6"
   },
   "case_ids": ["case-example-v1"],
   "started_at": "2026-07-03T00:00:00.000Z",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a6da2f5..1eec1dc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@agentic-workflow-kit/eval-kit",
-  "version": "0.1.5",
+  "version": "0.1.6",
   "description": "Portable eval runner primitives for local eval suites.",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/src/sdk.mjs b/src/sdk.mjs
index 8d56b56..8340704 100644
--- a/src/sdk.mjs
+++ b/src/sdk.mjs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { assertContainedPath, assertSafeId, toPosixPath } from "./paths.mjs";
 const DEFAULT_SANDBOX_MODE = "read-only";
 const DEFAULT_APPROVAL_POLICY = "never";
 const RANDOMIZATION_METHOD = "sha256-seed-parity-v1";
-const EVAL_KIT_VERSION = "0.1.5";
+const EVAL_KIT_VERSION = "0.1.6";
 
 const escapeRegExp = (value) => value.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, "\\$&");