Prepare v1.6.0

Author: mason-sharp

docs/CHANGELOG.md

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 All notable changes to ACE will be captured in this document. This project follows semantic versioning; the latest changes appear first.
 
+## [v1.6.0-beta] 2026-02-14
+
+### Changed
+- To accomodate value comparison fix below, changed row hash algorithm and added algorithm versioning
+    - If using Merkle Trees, it will automatically update to the new format when detected.
+      Alternatively, you can reinitialize the trees.
+
+### Fixed
+- Fixed column comparisons with equal values but different scales (e.g., 3000.00 vs 3000.0).
+
 ## [v1.5.5] - 2026-02-12
 
 ### Changed