diff --git a/.changeset/pre.json b/.changeset/pre.json
index 88006446..38b88f71 100644
--- a/.changeset/pre.json
+++ b/.changeset/pre.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "livekit-api": [
-    "rc-guard-a.md"
+    "rc-guard-a.md",
+    "stale-x.md"
   ]
 }
diff --git a/livekit-api/livekit/api/version.py b/livekit-api/livekit/api/version.py
index 3491f2a3..ed3b1ebf 100644
--- a/livekit-api/livekit/api/version.py
+++ b/livekit-api/livekit/api/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.6.0.rc1"
+__version__ = "1.6.0.rc2"