diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 3d5e2a35c..5751134af 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.6.29"
+  ".": "1.6.30"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4c9a709b7..5d792a29d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.6.30](https://github.com/microsoft/OpenAPI.NET/compare/v1.6.29...v1.6.30) (2026-08-13)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **readers:** bound YAML anchor/alias expansion to prevent OOM (billion laughs) ([1f9aea9](https://github.com/microsoft/OpenAPI.NET/commit/1f9aea9bdcbf4066b59ce33b3bd8f97ed9cb4766))
+
 ## [1.6.29](https://github.com/microsoft/OpenAPI.NET/compare/v1.6.28...v1.6.29) (2026-04-14)
 
 
diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index c7db51aae..7fba438ff 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/Microsoft/OpenAPI.NET</PackageProjectUrl>
     <Copyright>© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.</Copyright>
     <PackageTags>OpenAPI .NET</PackageTags>
-    <Version>1.6.29</Version>
+    <Version>1.6.30</Version>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <!-- https://github.com/clairernovotny/DeterministicBuilds#deterministic-builds -->
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(TF_BUILD)' == 'true'">