diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6c1a9e407c23..254e22cd5b19 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+<a name="22.0.0-next.6"></a>
+# 22.0.0-next.6 "v22-0-0-next-6" (2026-04-22)
+### aria
+| Commit | Type | Description |
+| -- | -- | -- |
+| [91a4932f6](https://github.com/angular/components/commit/91a4932f65e02ce7087cb38cc0198b6f1f993242) | fix | **combobox:** increases autocomplete demo's  placeholder text c… ([#33084](https://github.com/angular/components/pull/33084)) |
+
+<!-- CHANGELOG SPLIT MARKER -->
+
 <a name="21.2.8"></a>
 # 21.2.8 "v21-2-8" (2026-04-22)
 No user facing changes in this release
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index beb45efafd84..32129da0da12 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     "ci-docs-monitor-test": "node --no-warnings=ExperimentalWarning --loader ts-node/esm/transpile-only scripts/docs-deploy/monitoring/ci-test.mts",
     "prepare": "husky"
   },
-  "version": "22.0.0-next.5",
+  "version": "22.0.0-next.6",
   "dependencies": {
     "@angular-devkit/core": "catalog:",
     "@angular-devkit/schematics": "catalog:",