diff --git a/CHANGES.markdown b/CHANGES.markdown
--- a/CHANGES.markdown
+++ b/CHANGES.markdown
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## Changes in 2.10.6 (2022-09-13)
+  - Suppress excessive diff output (#449)
+  - Allow the use of an external diff program.  This can e.g. be used by
+    setting `HSPEC_DIFF_COMMAND="diff -u --color -L expected -L actual"` or
+    `HSPEC_DIFF_COMMAND="git diff"`
+  - Do not imply `--fail-on=empty` on `--strict`
+
 ## Changes in 2.10.5
   - Add `--fail-on`.  This subsums `--fail-on-focused` and `--fail-on-pending`.
   - Add `--fail-on=empty` (#650)
diff --git a/hspec.cabal b/hspec.cabal
--- a/hspec.cabal
+++ b/hspec.cabal
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 
 name:             hspec
-version:          2.10.5
+version:          2.10.6
 license:          MIT
 license-file:     LICENSE
 copyright:        (c) 2011-2022 Simon Hengel,
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@
   build-depends:
       QuickCheck >=2.12
     , base ==4.*
-    , hspec-core ==2.10.5
-    , hspec-discover ==2.10.5
+    , hspec-core ==2.10.6
+    , hspec-discover ==2.10.6
     , hspec-expectations ==0.8.2.*
   exposed-modules:
       Test.Hspec
diff --git a/version.yaml b/version.yaml
--- a/version.yaml
+++ b/version.yaml
@@ -1,1 +1,1 @@
-&version 2.10.5
+&version 2.10.6