diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8ce6ee05..efee1ce7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## [1.15.6](https://github.com/ashim-hq/ashim/compare/v1.15.5...v1.15.6) (2026-04-17)
+
+
+### Performance Improvements
+
+* parallelize model downloads and switch to registry cache ([79c4ed6](https://github.com/ashim-hq/ashim/commit/79c4ed6a359b008dedeb154a55e2764ee0e3d9fa))
+
 ## [1.15.5](https://github.com/ashim-hq/ashim/compare/v1.15.4...v1.15.5) (2026-04-17)
 
 
diff --git a/apps/api/package.json b/apps/api/package.json
index 34170017..06e96fb7 100644
--- a/apps/api/package.json
+++ b/apps/api/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@ashim/api",
-  "version": "1.15.5",
+  "version": "1.15.6",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/apps/docs/package.json b/apps/docs/package.json
index ee25fea7..ceaceac4 100644
--- a/apps/docs/package.json
+++ b/apps/docs/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@ashim/docs",
-  "version": "1.15.5",
+  "version": "1.15.6",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "docs:dev": "vitepress dev .",
diff --git a/apps/web/package.json b/apps/web/package.json
index ce0dd2dd..5f3a3b1c 100644
--- a/apps/web/package.json
+++ b/apps/web/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@ashim/web",
-  "version": "1.15.5",
+  "version": "1.15.6",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 29f791d0..b10baa82 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ashim",
-  "version": "1.15.5",
+  "version": "1.15.6",
   "private": true,
   "packageManager": "pnpm@9.15.4",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/packages/ai/package.json b/packages/ai/package.json
index b96bda93..03a8e53d 100644
--- a/packages/ai/package.json
+++ b/packages/ai/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@ashim/ai",
-  "version": "1.15.5",
+  "version": "1.15.6",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./src/index.ts",
diff --git a/packages/image-engine/package.json b/packages/image-engine/package.json
index 64d3a8d8..5db361cf 100644
--- a/packages/image-engine/package.json
+++ b/packages/image-engine/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@ashim/image-engine",
-  "version": "1.15.5",
+  "version": "1.15.6",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./src/index.ts",
diff --git a/packages/shared/package.json b/packages/shared/package.json
index 4c50c57e..3f2c34ae 100644
--- a/packages/shared/package.json
+++ b/packages/shared/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@ashim/shared",
-  "version": "1.15.5",
+  "version": "1.15.6",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./src/index.ts",
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/constants.ts b/packages/shared/src/constants.ts
index ba890935..5edfb12f 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/constants.ts
@@ -1180,7 +1180,7 @@ export const PRINT_LAYOUTS: PrintLayout[] = [
   { id: "none", label: "None", width: 0, height: 0 },
 ];
 
-export const APP_VERSION = "1.15.5";
+export const APP_VERSION = "1.15.6";
 
 /**
  * Tool IDs that require the Python sidecar (AI/ML tools).