diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bbfa18303..cd7d643ba 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.39.6](https://github.com/jm33-m0/emp3r0r/compare/v1.39.5...v1.39.6) (2024-12-20)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* [#345](https://github.com/jm33-m0/emp3r0r/issues/345) ([b2ea89c](https://github.com/jm33-m0/emp3r0r/commit/b2ea89c91343c67344a7494603ee18a780b38fe9))
+* compressor issue in `arc`, sync with upstream ([2a18bf8](https://github.com/jm33-m0/emp3r0r/commit/2a18bf866a78333f49f78c7717faae25032e35b7))
+* restore patched ELF's timestamps (mtime, atime) ([8d7ac5e](https://github.com/jm33-m0/emp3r0r/commit/8d7ac5e368ae08060bbdfff9f57e7cac5e4d27e0))
+* update `loader.so` ([22eaf46](https://github.com/jm33-m0/emp3r0r/commit/22eaf46f22b6260f5ed3cbe4a61a6af8561621ab))
+
 ## [1.39.5](https://github.com/jm33-m0/emp3r0r/compare/v1.39.4...v1.39.5) (2024-12-19)
 
 
diff --git a/core/lib/data/def.go b/core/lib/data/def.go
index 5ea06f5d1..9ec790ac5 100644
--- a/core/lib/data/def.go
+++ b/core/lib/data/def.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ const (
 
 	// Version hardcoded version string
 	// see https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/blob/f398bdffdae69772c61a82cd7158cca3478c2110/src/updaters/generic.ts#L30
-	Version = "v1.39.5" // x-release-please-version
+	Version = "v1.39.6" // x-release-please-version
 
 	// RShellBufSize buffer size of reverse shell stream
 	RShellBufSize = 128