diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index a90dc6a7..4cc43358 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ jobs:
       - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
         with:
           token: ${{ github.token }}
-          config-file: .release-please/release-please-config.json
-          manifest-file: .release-please/.release-please-manifest.json
+          config-file: release-please-config.json
+          manifest-file: .release-please-manifest.json
diff --git a/.release-please/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
similarity index 100%
rename from .release-please/.release-please-manifest.json
rename to .release-please-manifest.json
diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index 01d4ce21..57a80db8 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -8,3 +8,7 @@ export { convertedIconManifest as iconManifest };
 
 export type { ZetaIconName } from "./outputs/web/icon-types.js";
 export type * from "./scripts/types/customTypes.js";
+
+// x-release-please-start-version
+export const version = "0.5.6";
+// x-release-please-end
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8a4c23bd..3cb188f7 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@zebra-fed/zeta-icons",
-  "version": "0.5.2",
+  "version": "0.5.6",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@zebra-fed/zeta-icons",
-      "version": "0.5.2",
+      "version": "0.5.6",
       "license": "MIT",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@actions/core": "^1.10.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3ddba269..b119ed86 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@zebra-fed/zeta-icons",
-  "version": "0.5.2",
+  "version": "0.5.6",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "index.js",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
@@ -74,4 +74,4 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/zebratechnologies/zeta-icons/issues"
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/zebratechnologies/zeta-icons#readme"
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.release-please/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
similarity index 94%
rename from .release-please/release-please-config.json
rename to release-please-config.json
index 888e1c88..41fb9d82 100644
--- a/.release-please/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
   },
   "extra-files": [
     "outputs/flutter/icons.g.dart",
-    "scripts/templates/icons.dart.template"
+    "scripts/templates/icons.dart.template",
+    "index.ts"
   ],
   "changelog-sections": [
     {