diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 8ff2f5e..86e26a2 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "2.6.1"
+  ".": "2.6.2"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index adf32f4..9a8e177 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.6.2](https://github.com/MilliPress/MilliBase/compare/v2.6.1...v2.6.2) (2026-06-09)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **settings:** add get_raw() per-key accessor that bypasses the defaults-gate ([a126027](https://github.com/MilliPress/MilliBase/commit/a1260278de70afbe900cec2d03bed1806a9a6978))
+
 ## [2.6.1](https://github.com/MilliPress/MilliBase/compare/v2.6.0...v2.6.1) (2026-06-09)