diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index f7d510b30..a4f6ddcea 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "1.5.1"
+    ".": "1.6.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1761ec84a..fc31cd664 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.6.0](https://github.com/microsoft/kiota-java/compare/v1.5.1...v1.6.0) (2024-10-08)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Adds overload to serialization proxy factories to configure serialization of all values in backed models ([867953c](https://github.com/microsoft/kiota-java/commit/867953cbd0523cd8d146a5f3a522cd8652ccd924))
+* Adds overloads to serialization helper methods with backing store serialization configuration options ([0006ff8](https://github.com/microsoft/kiota-java/commit/0006ff8538e2c26692c4e2f3238fadaec1436027))
+
 ## [1.5.1](https://github.com/microsoft/kiota-java/compare/v1.5.0...v1.5.1) (2024-10-03)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ff8415b26..3069e0bf7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,27 +22,27 @@ In `build.gradle` in the `dependencies` section:
 
 ```Groovy
 // x-release-please-start-version
-implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-abstractions:1.5.1'
+implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-abstractions:1.6.0'
 // x-release-please-end
 implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-authentication-azure:1.5.0'
 // x-release-please-end
 // x-release-please-start-version
-implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-http-okHttp:1.5.1'
+implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-http-okHttp:1.6.0'
 // x-release-please-end
 // x-release-please-start-version
-implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-serialization-json:1.5.1'
+implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-serialization-json:1.6.0'
 // x-release-please-end
 // x-release-please-start-version
-implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-serialization-text:1.5.1'
+implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-serialization-text:1.6.0'
 // x-release-please-end
 // x-release-please-start-version
-implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-serialization-form:1.5.1'
+implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-serialization-form:1.6.0'
 // x-release-please-end
 // x-release-please-start-version
-implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-serialization-multipart:1.5.1'
+implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-serialization-multipart:1.6.0'
 // x-release-please-end
 // x-release-please-start-version
-implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-bundle:1.5.1'
+implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-bundle:1.6.0'
 // x-release-please-end
 implementation 'jakarta.annotation:jakarta.annotation-api:2.1.1'
 ```
@@ -56,49 +56,49 @@ In `pom.xml` in the `dependencies` section:
       <groupId>com.microsoft.kiota</groupId>
       <artifactId>microsoft-kiota-abstractions</artifactId>
       <!--x-release-please-start-version-->
-      <version>1.5.1</version>
+      <version>1.6.0</version>
       <!--x-release-please-end-->
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.microsoft.kiota</groupId>
       <artifactId>microsoft-kiota-authentication-azure</artifactId>
       <!--x-release-please-start-version-->
-      <version>1.5.1</version>
+      <version>1.6.0</version>
       <!--x-release-please-end-->
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.microsoft.kiota</groupId>
       <artifactId>microsoft-kiota-http-okHttp</artifactId>
       <!--x-release-please-start-version-->
-      <version>1.5.1</version>
+      <version>1.6.0</version>
       <!--x-release-please-end-->
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.microsoft.kiota</groupId>
       <artifactId>microsoft-kiota-serialization-json</artifactId>
       <!--x-release-please-start-version-->
-      <version>1.5.1</version>
+      <version>1.6.0</version>
       <!--x-release-please-end-->
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.microsoft.kiota</groupId>
       <artifactId>microsoft-kiota-serialization-text</artifactId>
       <!--x-release-please-start-version-->
-      <version>1.5.1</version>
+      <version>1.6.0</version>
       <!--x-release-please-end-->
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.microsoft.kiota</groupId>
       <artifactId>microsoft-kiota-serialization-form</artifactId>
       <!--x-release-please-start-version-->
-      <version>1.5.1</version>
+      <version>1.6.0</version>
       <!--x-release-please-end-->
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.microsoft.kiota</groupId>
       <artifactId>microsoft-kiota-serialization-multipart</artifactId>
       <!--x-release-please-start-version-->
-      <version>1.5.1</version>
+      <version>1.6.0</version>
       <!--x-release-please-end-->
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/components/http/okHttp/src/main/java/com/microsoft/kiota/http/middleware/options/UserAgentHandlerOption.java b/components/http/okHttp/src/main/java/com/microsoft/kiota/http/middleware/options/UserAgentHandlerOption.java
index 2cab0be73..58562673f 100644
--- a/components/http/okHttp/src/main/java/com/microsoft/kiota/http/middleware/options/UserAgentHandlerOption.java
+++ b/components/http/okHttp/src/main/java/com/microsoft/kiota/http/middleware/options/UserAgentHandlerOption.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ public UserAgentHandlerOption() {}
 
     private boolean enabled = true;
     @Nonnull private String productName = "kiota-java";
-    @Nonnull private String productVersion = "1.5.1"; // x-release-please-version
+    @Nonnull private String productVersion = "1.6.0"; // x-release-please-version
 
     /**
      * Gets the product name to be used in the user agent header
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 42657553b..8835f7de7 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ mavenGroupId         = com.microsoft.kiota
 mavenMajorVersion = 1
 # x-release-please-end
 # x-release-please-start-minor
-mavenMinorVersion = 5
+mavenMinorVersion = 6
 # x-release-please-end
 # x-release-please-start-patch
-mavenPatchVersion = 1
+mavenPatchVersion = 0
 # x-release-please-end
 mavenArtifactSuffix =