diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b0af0b8..962fe23 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,18 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.6.0] - 2026-08-11
+
+### Fixed
+- A restart mid-task no longer unschedules that task forever. An execution row left
+  `running` excluded its task from every future minute, silently; startup now releases them.
+- Timeouts are recorded as `timeout` instead of a generic failure. The status existed but was
+  unreachable, so all 18,785 executions since December contain zero of them.
+
+### Added
+- `orphaned` execution status — an execution whose process died, whose outcome is unknown.
+  Distinct from `failed`, which asserts the work did not succeed.
+
 ## [1.5.1] - 2026-08-11
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index c30668e..f858917 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ It is the homelab's cron. Recurring work belongs here rather than in a systemd t
 
 ## Live contract
 
-`http://localhost:8090/openapi.json` — 10 paths, `version: 1.4.0` (verified 2026-08-09). Human
+`http://localhost:8090/openapi.json` — 10 paths, `version: 1.6.0` (verified 2026-08-11). Human
 docs at `/docs`. Generated from running code, so read it instead of inferring routes.
 
 **Every route except `/health` requires `Authorization: Bearer $SCHEDULER_API_KEY`.** An
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index fc1deff..509f98a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "the-scheduler"
-version = "1.5.1"
+version = "1.6.0"
 description = "System-wide maintenance orchestration - backups, doc mirroring, cleanup, task automation"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"