diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 093be7e..9464c4e 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.6.1"
+  ".": "1.6.2"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 99cdcf5..e1ac77f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.6.2](https://github.com/TriasDev/templify/compare/v1.6.1...v1.6.2) (2026-07-03)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **conditionals:** keep table cells valid when a branch is removed ([#117](https://github.com/TriasDev/templify/issues/117)) ([#118](https://github.com/TriasDev/templify/issues/118)) ([fbd159a](https://github.com/TriasDev/templify/commit/fbd159a555b58f29b9cd72c6c89ad5e101112284))
+
 ## [1.6.1](https://github.com/TriasDev/templify/compare/v1.6.0...v1.6.1) (2026-04-01)
 
 
diff --git a/TriasDev.Templify/TriasDev.Templify.csproj b/TriasDev.Templify/TriasDev.Templify.csproj
index 43a5bac..014dd0c 100644
--- a/TriasDev.Templify/TriasDev.Templify.csproj
+++ b/TriasDev.Templify/TriasDev.Templify.csproj
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
     <!-- NuGet Package Metadata -->
     <PackageId>TriasDev.Templify</PackageId>
-    <Version>1.6.1</Version>
+    <Version>1.6.2</Version>
     <Authors>TriasDev GmbH &amp; Co. KG</Authors>
     <Company>TriasDev GmbH &amp; Co. KG</Company>
     <Description>High-performance templating engine for .NET. Process Word documents (.docx) and plain text templates with the same powerful syntax. Replace placeholders, evaluate conditionals, and process loops without Microsoft Word. Built on OpenXML SDK with 100% test coverage.</Description>