diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b56ec67a..2ea64d39 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## [6.11.7-alpha.1](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/did-jwt/compare/6.11.6...6.11.7-alpha.1) (2023-04-03)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* better handling of ESM dependencies in tests ([#277](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/did-jwt/issues/277)) ([2a7865e](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/did-jwt/commit/2a7865e82d03af2b78a814ceea6e9879007f8b30))
+
 ## [6.11.6](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/did-jwt/compare/6.11.5...6.11.6) (2023-04-03)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 20d466a9..31170dd5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "did-jwt",
-  "version": "6.11.6",
+  "version": "6.11.7-alpha.1",
   "description": "Library for Signing and Verifying JWTs that use DIDs as issuers and JWEs that use DIDs as recipients",
   "type": "module",
   "source": "src/index.ts",