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 {
-  ".": "0.161.1"
+  ".": "0.162.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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@@ -1,5 +1,26 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.162.0](https://github.com/GlueOps/codespaces/compare/v0.161.1...v0.162.0) (2026-09-18)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* update argoproj/argo-cd to v3.4.7 #minor ([#489](https://github.com/GlueOps/codespaces/issues/489)) ([46ae826](https://github.com/GlueOps/codespaces/commit/46ae82666b8e69d5df8064fb21b9f67ed3f70bee))
+* update cloudflare/cloudflared to 2026.8.2 #minor ([#590](https://github.com/GlueOps/codespaces/issues/590)) ([92835e4](https://github.com/GlueOps/codespaces/commit/92835e4198edcb3d7b4ec0c8c679c0870adda75d))
+* update helm/helm to v3.21.4 #minor ([#494](https://github.com/GlueOps/codespaces/issues/494)) ([67689b4](https://github.com/GlueOps/codespaces/commit/67689b4de826dcf7f738e9a69ac0f1cfa2ce0807))
+* update packer to v1.12.0 #minor ([#596](https://github.com/GlueOps/codespaces/issues/596)) ([2129161](https://github.com/GlueOps/codespaces/commit/2129161273a2d14bde665584ee48f8e24b67ea3d))
+* update packer to v1.13.1 #minor ([#597](https://github.com/GlueOps/codespaces/issues/597)) ([90e2ebe](https://github.com/GlueOps/codespaces/commit/90e2ebe6102185aff21b30daf868f7a89d379217))
+* update packer to v1.14.3 #minor ([#598](https://github.com/GlueOps/codespaces/issues/598)) ([3ac4e0d](https://github.com/GlueOps/codespaces/commit/3ac4e0d5965b84ea97e8708dfded8e70567eb4e4))
+* update packer to v1.15.4 #minor ([#599](https://github.com/GlueOps/codespaces/issues/599)) ([ef6344d](https://github.com/GlueOps/codespaces/commit/ef6344d5297da8220c8d6c0ce8d6b0d48f431863))
+* update packer to v1.16.0 #minor ([#600](https://github.com/GlueOps/codespaces/issues/600)) ([d8b7316](https://github.com/GlueOps/codespaces/commit/d8b7316d98421cfcdb5b9554dd0266a5fa50b158))
+
+
+### Miscellaneous Chores
+
+* **patch:** update @anthropic-ai/claude-code to 2.1.234 #patch ([#588](https://github.com/GlueOps/codespaces/issues/588)) ([a76244d](https://github.com/GlueOps/codespaces/commit/a76244dcacb31718c500b88851d6b0bac536ff22))
+* **patch:** update databus23/helm-diff to v3.15.11 #patch ([#587](https://github.com/GlueOps/codespaces/issues/587)) ([682713e](https://github.com/GlueOps/codespaces/commit/682713e3e233da7c84cea749a096b341afced4bb))
+* **patch:** update tools to their latest patch releases #patch ([#602](https://github.com/GlueOps/codespaces/issues/602)) ([eb8d11d](https://github.com/GlueOps/codespaces/commit/eb8d11d6bef578bff1555085abb34f1dc3fb0b50))
+
 ## [0.161.1](https://github.com/GlueOps/codespaces/compare/v0.161.0...v0.161.1) (2026-08-31)