diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 47d94ef03..ce93104b5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## [0.156.1] - 2026-04-01
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Split employee document policy from core document actions
+
 ## [0.156.0] - 2026-03-31
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index b5297fb61..64038b332 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ DOCKER_BUILD=	DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 $(DOCKER) build $(DOCKER_BUILD_FLAGS)
 
 DOCKER_COMPOSE=	$(DOCKER) compose -f compose.yaml $(DOCKER_COMPOSE_FLAGS)
 
-VERSION=	0.156.0
+VERSION=	0.156.1
 LDFLAGS=	-ldflags "-X 'main.version=$(VERSION)' -X 'main.env=prod'"
 GCFLAGS=	-gcflags="-e"