diff --git a/.release-notes/regex116.md b/.release-notes/regex116.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69df558
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.release-notes/regex116.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+## Update ponylang/regex Dependency
+
+We've updated our ponylang/regex dependency to version 1.1.6.
+
+This change has no impact on the functionality of this library.
diff --git a/corral.json b/corral.json
index f8a3322..db62cc5 100644
--- a/corral.json
+++ b/corral.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   "deps": [
     {
       "locator": "github.com/ponylang/regex.git",
-      "version": "1.1.5"
+      "version": "1.1.6"
     }
   ]
 }