diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 16e1709d627f..ebdc499cfe12 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,30 @@
+<a name="12.1.0-next.6"></a>
+# 12.1.0-next.6 (2021-06-16)
+### compiler
+| Commit | Description |
+| -- | -- |
+| 8c1e0e6ad0 | fix(compiler): always match close tag to the nearest open element (#42554) |
+### compiler-cli
+| Commit | Description |
+| -- | -- |
+| 22bda2226b | fix(compiler-cli): prevent prior compilations from being retained in watch builds (#42537) |
+### core
+| Commit | Description |
+| -- | -- |
+| 3961b3c360 | fix(core): ensure that autoRegisterModuleById registration in ɵɵdefineNgModule is not DCE-ed by closure (#42529) |
+### forms
+| Commit | Description |
+| -- | -- |
+| 7180ec9e7c | fix(forms): changes to status not always being emitted to statusChanges observable for async validators. (#42553) |
+### language-service
+| Commit | Description |
+| -- | -- |
+| 4001e9d808 | fix(language-service): 'go to defininition' for objects defined in template (#42559) |
+| 228beeabd1 | fix(language-service): Use last child end span for parent without close tag (#42554) |
+## Special Thanks:
+Ahmed Ayed, Alan Agius, Alex Rickabaugh, Andrew Scott, Ankit Choudhary, Aristeidis Bampakos, Daniel Trevino, Dario Piotrowicz, Dylan Hunn, George Kalpakas, Igor Minar, JiaLiPassion, JoostK, Kapunahele Wong, Kristiyan Kostadinov, Marius Bethge, Mladen Jakovljević, Paul Gschwendtner, Pete Bacon Darwin, Pham Huu Hien, Renovate Bot, dario-piotrowicz and gobika21
+
+
 <a name="12.0.5"></a>
 # 12.0.5 (2021-06-16)
 ### compiler
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b706ac434cad..19fe15214564 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "angular-srcs",
-  "version": "12.1.0-next.5",
+  "version": "12.1.0-next.6",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Angular - a web framework for modern web apps",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/angular/angular",