diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES_v6.md b/RELEASE_NOTES_v6.md
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+## Breaking Changes in v6
+
+### Redis client upgraded from node-redis v3 to v6
+
+`getRedis()` now returns a **promise-based** node-redis v6 client. The old callback-style API is gone.
+
+**What changed:**
+- `createRedisConnection()` is now `async` — callers must `await` it (or handle the returned promise) since orka now awaits the initial connection during boot before the server starts listening.
+- `getRedis()`'s client no longer has callback-style methods — use `await redis.get('key')` instead of `redis.get('key', (err, val) => ...)`.
+- `client.end()` is gone — use `client.destroy()` or `client.quit()`.
+- Health check (`isHealthy()`) now reflects `client.isReady` instead of the removed `connected` property.
+- If Redis is unreachable at boot, the app now still starts (previously the old retry_strategy could throw and crash the process) — `/health` reports unhealthy instead.
+
+**What did *not* change:**
+- `config.redis` schema is unchanged — `url`, `options.tls`, and the legacy retry/keepalive knobs (`timesConnected`, `totalRetryTime`, `reconnectAfterMultiplier`, `socketKeepalive`, `socketInitialDelay`) are still recognized and mapped internally to the new driver's `socket` options and reconnect strategy.
+- Wire protocol reply shapes are preserved — orka pins `RESP: 2` by default. Set `config.redis.options.RESP = 3` to opt into RESP3 (node-redis v6's new default) if you're ready for the shape changes that come with it.
+- Any other key under `config.redis.options` (e.g. `pingInterval`, `socket`) passes through to `createClient` unchanged.
+
+**Migration steps for consumers:**
+1. `await createRedisConnection(config)` wherever it's called directly (most consumers go through orka's boot sequence, which already awaits it).
+2. Replace any callback-style Redis calls (`redis.get(key, cb)`) with `await`/promise usage (`await redis.get(key)`).
+3. Replace `client.end()` calls with `client.destroy()`.
+4. If you relied on `isHealthy()`/`connected`, no change needed — it's handled internally now via `isReady`.
+
+See `README.md` → "Redis client (node-redis v6)" for full config details.
+
+Full commit reference: `0362c9b` — "Migrate redis from v3 to v6".
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 69864c5..d3d54f2 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@workablehr/orka",
-  "version": "6.0.0-rc.1",
+  "version": "6.0.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@workablehr/orka",
-      "version": "6.0.0-rc.1",
+      "version": "6.0.0",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "@honeybadger-io/js": "^6.15.3",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@workablehr/orka",
-  "version": "6.0.0-rc.1",
+  "version": "6.0.0",
   "description": "",
   "main": "build/index.js",
   "scripts": {