Release Google.GenAI version 1.6.0

Author: release-please[bot]

.release-please-manifest.json

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 {
-  ".": "1.5.0"
+  ".": "1.6.0"
 }

CHANGELOG.md

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 # Changelog
 
+## Version 1.6.0, released 2026-03-23
+
+
+### New features
+
+* Add model_status to GenerateContentResponse (Gemini API only) ([7b526d4](https://github.com/googleapis/dotnet-genai/commit/7b526d4db8d44975406a76c42a8b345563207338))
+* Add part_metadata in Part (Gemini API only) ([7b526d4](https://github.com/googleapis/dotnet-genai/commit/7b526d4db8d44975406a76c42a8b345563207338))
+* Support rendered_parts in GroundingSupport ([7b526d4](https://github.com/googleapis/dotnet-genai/commit/7b526d4db8d44975406a76c42a8b345563207338))
+* Update to Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Abstractions 10.4.0 ([dfcbbc4](https://github.com/googleapis/dotnet-genai/commit/dfcbbc414248e88ac8549822fa6f254c79db2700))
+* Update to Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Abstractions 10.4.0 ([#247](https://github.com/googleapis/dotnet-genai/issues/247)) ([6ec6c07](https://github.com/googleapis/dotnet-genai/commit/6ec6c0732ed73eb1fe2508328904ca5327043ff8))
+
+
+### Bug fixes
+
+* reduce stringify json node in response ([2801e54](https://github.com/googleapis/dotnet-genai/commit/2801e54e4d3603e36f5b7e2f17acfb79e634b91d))
+* remove redundant json stringify in converters ([a039bd8](https://github.com/googleapis/dotnet-genai/commit/a039bd8255a171022c066c34831f03f7df5431dd))
+
 ## Version 1.5.0, released 2026-03-18
 
 

ReleaseVersion.xml

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     - in all projects.
     -->
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <Version>1.5.0</Version>
+    <Version>1.6.0</Version>
   </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>

apis/apis.json

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     {
       "id": "Google.GenAI",
       "path": "Google.GenAI",
-      "version": "1.5.0"
+      "version": "1.6.0"
     }
   ]
 }