diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 5dcfaf4a..fdb4c8fd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,23 @@ Google.Cloud Release Notes
 
 .. contents:: Topics
 
+v1.6.0
+======
+
+Minor Changes
+-------------
+
+- gcp_compute - added GVNIC support to compute instance (https://github.com/ansible-collections/google.cloud/pull/688).
+- gcp_compute - added ``discard_local_ssd`` flag to compute instance (https://github.com/ansible-collections/google.cloud/pull/686).
+- gcp_compute - added hostname support to dynamic inventory (https://github.com/ansible-collections/google.cloud/pull/689).
+- gcp_secret_manager - added support for regional secret manager (https://github.com/ansible-collections/google.cloud/pull/685).
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- gcp_secret_manager - cleaned up error responses (https://github.com/ansible-collections/google.cloud/pull/690).
+- gcp_serviceusage_service - updated documentation (https://github.com/ansible-collections/google.cloud/pull/691).
+
 v1.5.3
 ======
 
diff --git a/changelogs/changelog.yaml b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
index c93d52a5..3e8b9ad8 100644
--- a/changelogs/changelog.yaml
+++ b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
@@ -142,3 +142,21 @@ releases:
     fragments:
     - 682-update-readme.yaml
     release_date: '2025-04-30'
+  1.6.0:
+    changes:
+      bugfixes:
+      - gcp_secret_manager - cleaned up error responses (https://github.com/ansible-collections/google.cloud/pull/690).
+      - gcp_serviceusage_service - updated documentation (https://github.com/ansible-collections/google.cloud/pull/691).
+      minor_changes:
+      - gcp_compute - added GVNIC support to compute instance (https://github.com/ansible-collections/google.cloud/pull/688).
+      - gcp_compute - added ``discard_local_ssd`` flag to compute instance (https://github.com/ansible-collections/google.cloud/pull/686).
+      - gcp_compute - added hostname support to dynamic inventory (https://github.com/ansible-collections/google.cloud/pull/689).
+      - gcp_secret_manager - added support for regional secret manager (https://github.com/ansible-collections/google.cloud/pull/685).
+    fragments:
+    - 685-support-for-regional-secret-manager.yaml
+    - 686-add-discard_local_ssd-flag-to-compute-instance.yaml
+    - 688-add-gvnic-support.yaml
+    - 689-hostname-support-for-dynamic-inventory.yaml
+    - 690-clear-up-error-responses-from-gcp_secret_manager-lookup.yaml
+    - 691-updated-documentation-for-gcp_serviceusage_service.yaml
+    release_date: '2025-06-20'
diff --git a/galaxy.yml b/galaxy.yml
index fd0d4fb5..ecc5be87 100644
--- a/galaxy.yml
+++ b/galaxy.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace: google
 name: cloud
 
 # The version of the collection. Must be compatible with semantic versioning
-version: 1.5.3
+version: 1.6.0
 
 # The path to the Markdown (.md) readme file. This path is relative to the root of the collection
 readme: README.md
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/gcp_compute_instance/tasks/gvnic.yml b/tests/integration/targets/gcp_compute_instance/tasks/gvnic.yml
index ad2338fe..bc5db37c 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/gcp_compute_instance/tasks/gvnic.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/gcp_compute_instance/tasks/gvnic.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
   ansible.builtin.debug:
     msg: "Testing {{ item.key }} scenario"
 
-- block:
+- name: Test GVNIC scenarios
+  block:
     - name: Create disk
       google.cloud.gcp_compute_disk:
         name: "{{ resource_prefix }}-{{ item.key }}"
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/inventory_gce/playbooks/setup.yml b/tests/integration/targets/inventory_gce/playbooks/setup.yml
index d26ce149..78fbf3cd 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/inventory_gce/playbooks/setup.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/inventory_gce/playbooks/setup.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   connection: local
   gather_facts: false
   vars_files:
-    - vars.yml
+    - ../vars.yml
   tasks:
     - name: SETUP | Create network
       google.cloud.gcp_compute_network:
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/inventory_gce/playbooks/teardown.yml b/tests/integration/targets/inventory_gce/playbooks/teardown.yml
index b4e48041..44cf14c4 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/inventory_gce/playbooks/teardown.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/inventory_gce/playbooks/teardown.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   connection: local
   gather_facts: false
   vars_files:
-    - vars.yml
+    - ../vars.yml
   tasks:
     - name: TEARDOWN | Delete instance  # noqa: ignore-errors
       google.cloud.gcp_compute_instance:
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/inventory_gce/playbooks/test.yml b/tests/integration/targets/inventory_gce/playbooks/test.yml
index da119970..25feba39 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/inventory_gce/playbooks/test.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/inventory_gce/playbooks/test.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   connection: local
   gather_facts: false
   vars_files:
-    - vars.yml
+    - ../vars.yml
   tasks:
     - name: TEST | render inventory file
       ansible.builtin.copy:
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@
         content: "{{ lookup('template', '../templates/inventory.yml.j2') }}"
         mode: preserve
 
-    - name: slurp
+    - name: TEST | slurp
       ansible.builtin.slurp:
         src: "../{{ inventory_filename }}"
       register: _inv
 
-    - name: debug
+    - name: TEST | debug
       ansible.builtin.debug:
         msg: "{{ _inv.content | b64decode }}"
         verbosity: 3
@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@
 
     - name: TEST | run test case
       ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
-        file: "testcase_{{ testcase }}.yml"
+        file: "../testcase_{{ testcase }}.yml"
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/inventory_gce/runme.sh b/tests/integration/targets/inventory_gce/runme.sh
index 4b56a3a1..175dab85 100755
--- a/tests/integration/targets/inventory_gce/runme.sh
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/inventory_gce/runme.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ RC=0
 # we want to run teardown regardless of playbook exit status, so catch the
 # exit code of ansible-playbook manually
 set +e
-for ts in playbooks/testcase_*.yml;
+for ts in testcase_*.yml;
 do
     testcase=$( basename "$ts" | sed -e 's/testcase_//' | sed -e 's/.yml//' )
     ansible-playbook playbooks/test.yml "$@" --extra-vars "testcase=${testcase}"
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/inventory_gce/playbooks/testcase_basic.yml b/tests/integration/targets/inventory_gce/testcase_basic.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/integration/targets/inventory_gce/playbooks/testcase_basic.yml
rename to tests/integration/targets/inventory_gce/testcase_basic.yml
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/inventory_gce/playbooks/testcase_hostname.yml b/tests/integration/targets/inventory_gce/testcase_hostname.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/integration/targets/inventory_gce/playbooks/testcase_hostname.yml
rename to tests/integration/targets/inventory_gce/testcase_hostname.yml
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/inventory_gce/playbooks/vars.yml b/tests/integration/targets/inventory_gce/vars.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/integration/targets/inventory_gce/playbooks/vars.yml
rename to tests/integration/targets/inventory_gce/vars.yml