diff --git a/Podfile b/Podfile
index 9e5d2fe12540..22e48e318196 100644
--- a/Podfile
+++ b/Podfile
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ target 'WordPress' do
     ## Gutenberg (React Native)
     ## =====================
     ##
-    gutenberg :tag => 'v1.5.1'
+    gutenberg :tag => 'v1.6.0'
 
     pod 'RNSVG', :git => 'https://github.com/wordpress-mobile/react-native-svg.git', :tag => '9.3.3-gb'
     pod 'react-native-keyboard-aware-scroll-view', :git => 'https://github.com/wordpress-mobile/react-native-keyboard-aware-scroll-view.git', :tag => 'gb-v0.8.7'
diff --git a/Podfile.lock b/Podfile.lock
index 20790353206c..a3532f509489 100644
--- a/Podfile.lock
+++ b/Podfile.lock
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ PODS:
   - "GoogleToolboxForMac/NSString+URLArguments (2.2.1)"
   - Gridicons (0.18)
   - GTMSessionFetcher/Core (1.2.2)
-  - Gutenberg (1.5.1):
+  - Gutenberg (1.6.0):
     - React/Core (= 0.59.3)
     - React/CxxBridge (= 0.59.3)
     - React/DevSupport (= 0.59.3)
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ PODS:
     - React/RCTBlob
   - RNSVG (9.3.3):
     - React
-  - RNTAztecView (1.5.1):
+  - RNTAztecView (1.6.0):
     - React
     - WordPress-Aztec-iOS
   - Sentry (4.3.1):
@@ -176,9 +176,9 @@ PODS:
   - Starscream (3.0.6)
   - SVProgressHUD (2.2.5)
   - UIDeviceIdentifier (1.1.4)
-  - WordPress-Aztec-iOS (1.6.3)
-  - WordPress-Editor-iOS (1.6.3):
-    - WordPress-Aztec-iOS (= 1.6.3)
+  - WordPress-Aztec-iOS (1.6.5)
+  - WordPress-Editor-iOS (1.6.5):
+    - WordPress-Aztec-iOS (= 1.6.5)
   - WordPressAuthenticator (1.5.0):
     - 1PasswordExtension (= 1.8.5)
     - Alamofire (= 4.7.3)
@@ -224,12 +224,12 @@ DEPENDENCIES:
   - Charts (~> 3.2.2)
   - CocoaLumberjack (= 3.5.2)
   - Down (~> 0.6.6)
-  - Folly (from `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wordpress-mobile/gutenberg-mobile/v1.5.1/react-native-gutenberg-bridge/third-party-podspecs/Folly.podspec.json`)
+  - Folly (from `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wordpress-mobile/gutenberg-mobile/v1.6.0/react-native-gutenberg-bridge/third-party-podspecs/Folly.podspec.json`)
   - FormatterKit/TimeIntervalFormatter (= 1.8.2)
   - Gifu (= 3.2.0)
   - GiphyCoreSDK (~> 1.4.0)
   - Gridicons (~> 0.16)
-  - Gutenberg (from `http://github.com/wordpress-mobile/gutenberg-mobile/`, tag `v1.5.1`)
+  - Gutenberg (from `http://github.com/wordpress-mobile/gutenberg-mobile/`, tag `v1.6.0`)
   - HockeySDK (= 5.1.4)
   - MGSwipeTableCell (= 1.6.8)
   - MRProgress (= 0.8.3)
@@ -240,12 +240,12 @@ DEPENDENCIES:
   - OHHTTPStubs (= 6.1.0)
   - OHHTTPStubs/Swift (= 6.1.0)
   - Reachability (= 3.2)
-  - React (from `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wordpress-mobile/gutenberg-mobile/v1.5.1/react-native-gutenberg-bridge/third-party-podspecs/React.podspec.json`)
+  - React (from `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wordpress-mobile/gutenberg-mobile/v1.6.0/react-native-gutenberg-bridge/third-party-podspecs/React.podspec.json`)
   - react-native-keyboard-aware-scroll-view (from `https://github.com/wordpress-mobile/react-native-keyboard-aware-scroll-view.git`, tag `gb-v0.8.7`)
-  - react-native-safe-area (from `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wordpress-mobile/gutenberg-mobile/v1.5.1/react-native-gutenberg-bridge/third-party-podspecs/react-native-safe-area.podspec.json`)
-  - react-native-video (from `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wordpress-mobile/gutenberg-mobile/v1.5.1/react-native-gutenberg-bridge/third-party-podspecs/react-native-video.podspec.json`)
+  - react-native-safe-area (from `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wordpress-mobile/gutenberg-mobile/v1.6.0/react-native-gutenberg-bridge/third-party-podspecs/react-native-safe-area.podspec.json`)
+  - react-native-video (from `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wordpress-mobile/gutenberg-mobile/v1.6.0/react-native-gutenberg-bridge/third-party-podspecs/react-native-video.podspec.json`)
   - RNSVG (from `https://github.com/wordpress-mobile/react-native-svg.git`, tag `9.3.3-gb`)
-  - RNTAztecView (from `http://github.com/wordpress-mobile/gutenberg-mobile/`, tag `v1.5.1`)
+  - RNTAztecView (from `http://github.com/wordpress-mobile/gutenberg-mobile/`, tag `v1.6.0`)
   - Sentry (= 4.3.1)
   - SimulatorStatusMagic
   - Starscream (= 3.0.6)
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES:
   - WordPressShared (~> 1.8.1-beta)
   - WordPressUI (~> 1.3.1-beta.1)
   - WPMediaPicker (~> 1.4.1)
-  - yoga (from `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wordpress-mobile/gutenberg-mobile/v1.5.1/react-native-gutenberg-bridge/third-party-podspecs/yoga.podspec.json`)
+  - yoga (from `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wordpress-mobile/gutenberg-mobile/v1.6.0/react-native-gutenberg-bridge/third-party-podspecs/yoga.podspec.json`)
   - ZendeskSDK (= 2.3.1)
   - ZIPFoundation (~> 0.9.8)
 
@@ -307,32 +307,32 @@ SPEC REPOS:
 
 EXTERNAL SOURCES:
   Folly:
-    :podspec: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wordpress-mobile/gutenberg-mobile/v1.5.1/react-native-gutenberg-bridge/third-party-podspecs/Folly.podspec.json
+    :podspec: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wordpress-mobile/gutenberg-mobile/v1.6.0/react-native-gutenberg-bridge/third-party-podspecs/Folly.podspec.json
   Gutenberg:
     :git: http://github.com/wordpress-mobile/gutenberg-mobile/
-    :tag: v1.5.1
+    :tag: v1.6.0
   React:
-    :podspec: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wordpress-mobile/gutenberg-mobile/v1.5.1/react-native-gutenberg-bridge/third-party-podspecs/React.podspec.json
+    :podspec: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wordpress-mobile/gutenberg-mobile/v1.6.0/react-native-gutenberg-bridge/third-party-podspecs/React.podspec.json
   react-native-keyboard-aware-scroll-view:
     :git: https://github.com/wordpress-mobile/react-native-keyboard-aware-scroll-view.git
     :tag: gb-v0.8.7
   react-native-safe-area:
-    :podspec: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wordpress-mobile/gutenberg-mobile/v1.5.1/react-native-gutenberg-bridge/third-party-podspecs/react-native-safe-area.podspec.json
+    :podspec: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wordpress-mobile/gutenberg-mobile/v1.6.0/react-native-gutenberg-bridge/third-party-podspecs/react-native-safe-area.podspec.json
   react-native-video:
-    :podspec: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wordpress-mobile/gutenberg-mobile/v1.5.1/react-native-gutenberg-bridge/third-party-podspecs/react-native-video.podspec.json
+    :podspec: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wordpress-mobile/gutenberg-mobile/v1.6.0/react-native-gutenberg-bridge/third-party-podspecs/react-native-video.podspec.json
   RNSVG:
     :git: https://github.com/wordpress-mobile/react-native-svg.git
     :tag: 9.3.3-gb
   RNTAztecView:
     :git: http://github.com/wordpress-mobile/gutenberg-mobile/
-    :tag: v1.5.1
+    :tag: v1.6.0
   yoga:
-    :podspec: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wordpress-mobile/gutenberg-mobile/v1.5.1/react-native-gutenberg-bridge/third-party-podspecs/yoga.podspec.json
+    :podspec: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wordpress-mobile/gutenberg-mobile/v1.6.0/react-native-gutenberg-bridge/third-party-podspecs/yoga.podspec.json
 
 CHECKOUT OPTIONS:
   Gutenberg:
     :git: http://github.com/wordpress-mobile/gutenberg-mobile/
-    :tag: v1.5.1
+    :tag: v1.6.0
   react-native-keyboard-aware-scroll-view:
     :git: https://github.com/wordpress-mobile/react-native-keyboard-aware-scroll-view.git
     :tag: gb-v0.8.7
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ CHECKOUT OPTIONS:
     :tag: 9.3.3-gb
   RNTAztecView:
     :git: http://github.com/wordpress-mobile/gutenberg-mobile/
-    :tag: v1.5.1
+    :tag: v1.6.0
 
 SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   1PasswordExtension: 0e95bdea64ec8ff2f4f693be5467a09fac42a83d
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   GoogleToolboxForMac: b3553629623a3b1bff17f555e736cd5a6d95ad55
   Gridicons: 04261236382e9c62c62c9a104f2f532c1bdf6a78
   GTMSessionFetcher: 61bb0f61a4cb560030f1222021178008a5727a23
-  Gutenberg: 9594aa8c1b07acd3e9401d5e7252b6d3cfc32290
+  Gutenberg: f0c2c8eca677f2b57abad27ac7d278a69ce8bf76
   HockeySDK: 15afe6bc0a5bfe3a531fd73dbf082095f37dac3b
   lottie-ios: 3fef45d3fabe63e3c7c2eb603dd64ddfffc73062
   MGSwipeTableCell: dc4eca3212ed38a563b27d6aa7b3c01ce656c1e2
@@ -378,14 +378,14 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   react-native-safe-area: 7dc92953fce43bf36ab5ecae2fb4ffa2bda9a203
   react-native-video: 9aecbfc4628128838187df9d9c9f630670cfb1d1
   RNSVG: 978db19eaef499d9ebffb74a091ca0abf209c8c1
-  RNTAztecView: a485396471b0a77059b4e8807904a5e6e0e9fcda
+  RNTAztecView: d69307f5c544426d4bf691e74fb26c030235593c
   Sentry: 5267d493a398663538317e4dcc438c12c66202ed
   SimulatorStatusMagic: 28d4a9d1a500ac7cea0b2b5a43c1c6ddb40ba56c
   Starscream: ef3ece99d765eeccb67de105bfa143f929026cf5
   SVProgressHUD: 1428aafac632c1f86f62aa4243ec12008d7a51d6
   UIDeviceIdentifier: 8f8a24b257a4d978c8d40ad1e7355b944ffbfa8c
-  WordPress-Aztec-iOS: 2b33d54cc2dd3f02bc5aad49810f955d0726dd4e
-  WordPress-Editor-iOS: b5f2a352dc2b68b1a622ba83bdc716b7e346d556
+  WordPress-Aztec-iOS: a571396f85f97dc37d4f48ccbb8975f3f92b1617
+  WordPress-Editor-iOS: f56cb8ccf5d4c69aef498e72d043696e72c07e8f
   WordPressAuthenticator: 958545e13b06d39d064d96b2cfdd92c250fe6ead
   WordPressKit: 841679f76215ec001dc37dca1f0ec71c0aa5a7b7
   WordPressShared: bf57cce7391f67ed3d128f6d733536191e04dcf8
@@ -396,6 +396,6 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   ZendeskSDK: cbd49d65efb2f2cdbdcaac84e618896ae87b861e
   ZIPFoundation: 89df685c971926b0323087952320bdfee9f0b6ef
 
-PODFILE CHECKSUM: 1c16384369de257561901383ad788c0eec996d96
+PODFILE CHECKSUM: f9af79f566d3db900b56cac83fa6a57c1944b2b3
 
 COCOAPODS: 1.6.1
diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.txt b/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
index 3d5d2664b9fe..395d01fda175 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 12.6
 -----
+* Block Editor: A new block is available: video block.
+* Block Editor: Added UI to display a warning when a block has invalid content.
+* Block Editor: Fixed issue with link settings where “Open in New Tab” was always OFF on open.
 * Removed the limit of number of photos that can be shared from other apps.
 * Account Settings Primary Site now shows the site domain if the site has no name.
 * The app now launches a bit more quickly.