diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index ac6caadb3..60f042bf2 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   "src/@awesome-cordova-plugins/plugins/background-upload": "6.16.0",
   "src/@awesome-cordova-plugins/plugins/badge": "6.16.0",
   "src/@awesome-cordova-plugins/plugins/barcode-scanner": "6.16.0",
-  "src/@awesome-cordova-plugins/plugins/barkoder": "6.16.0",
+  "src/@awesome-cordova-plugins/plugins/barkoder": "6.17.0",
   "src/@awesome-cordova-plugins/plugins/battery-status": "6.16.0",
   "src/@awesome-cordova-plugins/plugins/biocatch": "6.16.0",
   "src/@awesome-cordova-plugins/plugins/biometric-wrapper": "6.16.0",
diff --git a/src/@awesome-cordova-plugins/plugins/barkoder/CHANGELOG.md b/src/@awesome-cordova-plugins/plugins/barkoder/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ac73b507c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/@awesome-cordova-plugins/plugins/barkoder/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Changelog
+
+## [6.17.0](https://github.com/danielsogl/awesome-cordova-plugins/compare/barkoder-v6.16.0...barkoder-v6.17.0) (2025-06-07)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **barkoder:** add plugin ([#4782](https://github.com/danielsogl/awesome-cordova-plugins/issues/4782)) ([12b8046](https://github.com/danielsogl/awesome-cordova-plugins/commit/12b8046541dcf791027695a2aa8115124671ffe0))