diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f53b941d..0e382462 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 # Change log
 
+## [2.6.0] - 2024-09-27
+
+### Changed
+
+- github: log the response from GH when error occurs
+([#170](https://github.com/walmartlabs/concord-plugins/pull/170));
+- xmlUtils: disable external entity handling
+([#175](https://github.com/walmartlabs/concord-plugins/pull/175));
+- github: add github task unit tests
+([#172](https://github.com/walmartlabs/concord-plugins/pull/172));
+- awsEcr: allow delete images
+([#173](https://github.com/walmartlabs/concord-plugins/pull/173)).
+
 ## [2.5.0] - 2024-08-19
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 47fa9663..0b90257f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.walmartlabs.concord.plugins</groupId>
     <artifactId>concord-plugins-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
diff --git a/tasks/akeyless/pom.xml b/tasks/akeyless/pom.xml
index 13dcac8d..caaf92dc 100644
--- a/tasks/akeyless/pom.xml
+++ b/tasks/akeyless/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.walmartlabs.concord.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>concord-plugins-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/tasks/argocd/pom.xml b/tasks/argocd/pom.xml
index b316f030..c91b6fd2 100644
--- a/tasks/argocd/pom.xml
+++ b/tasks/argocd/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.walmartlabs.concord.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>concord-plugins-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>argocd-task</artifactId>
diff --git a/tasks/aws/pom.xml b/tasks/aws/pom.xml
index c51a5607..0636ea6b 100644
--- a/tasks/aws/pom.xml
+++ b/tasks/aws/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.walmartlabs.concord.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>concord-plugins-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/tasks/confluence/pom.xml b/tasks/confluence/pom.xml
index 304af660..da5c8b27 100644
--- a/tasks/confluence/pom.xml
+++ b/tasks/confluence/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.walmartlabs.concord.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>concord-plugins-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/tasks/git/pom.xml b/tasks/git/pom.xml
index b780538c..3895687b 100644
--- a/tasks/git/pom.xml
+++ b/tasks/git/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.walmartlabs.concord.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>concord-plugins-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/tasks/gremlin/pom.xml b/tasks/gremlin/pom.xml
index 593775ee..da1a1fae 100644
--- a/tasks/gremlin/pom.xml
+++ b/tasks/gremlin/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.walmartlabs.concord.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>concord-plugins-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/tasks/hashivault/pom.xml b/tasks/hashivault/pom.xml
index 0fe84c7e..62607f50 100644
--- a/tasks/hashivault/pom.xml
+++ b/tasks/hashivault/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.walmartlabs.concord.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>concord-plugins-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/tasks/jenkins/pom.xml b/tasks/jenkins/pom.xml
index b553e1e6..6718672b 100644
--- a/tasks/jenkins/pom.xml
+++ b/tasks/jenkins/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.walmartlabs.concord.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>concord-plugins-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/tasks/jira/pom.xml b/tasks/jira/pom.xml
index 8557ee89..3f0a7bad 100644
--- a/tasks/jira/pom.xml
+++ b/tasks/jira/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.walmartlabs.concord.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>concord-plugins-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/tasks/jsonpath/pom.xml b/tasks/jsonpath/pom.xml
index fc122015..394c6d58 100644
--- a/tasks/jsonpath/pom.xml
+++ b/tasks/jsonpath/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.walmartlabs.concord.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>concord-plugins-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/tasks/ldap/pom.xml b/tasks/ldap/pom.xml
index 60546f0d..0ad0faeb 100644
--- a/tasks/ldap/pom.xml
+++ b/tasks/ldap/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.walmartlabs.concord.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>concord-plugins-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/tasks/msteams/pom.xml b/tasks/msteams/pom.xml
index e096e798..98b7a5be 100644
--- a/tasks/msteams/pom.xml
+++ b/tasks/msteams/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.walmartlabs.concord.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>concord-plugins-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>msteams-task</artifactId>
diff --git a/tasks/puppet/pom.xml b/tasks/puppet/pom.xml
index c482c82b..4afed902 100644
--- a/tasks/puppet/pom.xml
+++ b/tasks/puppet/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.walmartlabs.concord.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>concord-plugins-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/tasks/s3/pom.xml b/tasks/s3/pom.xml
index ccc0b99e..e9fff7e6 100644
--- a/tasks/s3/pom.xml
+++ b/tasks/s3/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.walmartlabs.concord.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>concord-plugins-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/tasks/terraform/pom.xml b/tasks/terraform/pom.xml
index 4e5f73f7..07f87da0 100644
--- a/tasks/terraform/pom.xml
+++ b/tasks/terraform/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.walmartlabs.concord.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>concord-plugins-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/tasks/xml/pom.xml b/tasks/xml/pom.xml
index 95dd3993..2206936e 100644
--- a/tasks/xml/pom.xml
+++ b/tasks/xml/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.walmartlabs.concord.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>concord-plugins-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/tasks/zoom/pom.xml b/tasks/zoom/pom.xml
index 7ad867ff..a459db7e 100644
--- a/tasks/zoom/pom.xml
+++ b/tasks/zoom/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.walmartlabs.concord.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>concord-plugins-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>zoom-task</artifactId>