diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bd49b6b..06478d6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 # Changelog
+## v1.6.4 1/30/25
+- Update pyproject.toml to reflect CL changes (since omitted in last release)
+
 ## v1.6.3 1/27/25
 - Add capability to pull cloudLibrary events by the millisecond
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9ea85a0..b15e643 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ This repo uses the [Main-QA-Production](https://github.com/NYPL/engineering-gene
 - Cut a feature branch off of `main`
 - Commit changes to your feature branch
 - File a pull request against `main` and assign a reviewer (who must be an owner)
-  - Include relevant updates to pyproject.toml and README
+  - Include relevant updates to pyproject.toml and README 
+    - If you're planning to cut a release, remember to update **project version** in pyproject.toml!
   - In order for the PR to be accepted, it must pass all unit tests, have no lint issues, and update the CHANGELOG (or contain the `Skip-Changelog` label in GitHub)
 - After the PR is accepted, merge into `main`
 - Merge `main` > `qa`
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0f68fcc..7444b81 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "nypl_py_utils"
-version = "1.6.2"
+version = "1.6.4"
 authors = [
   { name="Aaron Friedman", email="aaronfriedman@nypl.org" },
 ]
@@ -93,4 +93,4 @@ addopts = "-ra -q"
 pythonpath = "src"
 testpaths = [
     "tests"
-]
\ No newline at end of file
+]