diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index dc89329..fcafcee 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2024-12-05 - 1.6.2 - fix(translation)
+Corrected missing translation keys for VAT short form across multiple languages.
+
+- Fixed missing 'vatShort' translation for English, German, Spanish, French, and Italian in translation.ts file.
+
 ## 2024-12-05 - 1.6.1 - fix(core)
 Ensure consistent project structure and code organization without additional changes.
 
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 7036232..f17dbb6 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@design.estate/dees-document',
-  version: '1.6.1',
+  version: '1.6.2',
   description: 'A sophisticated framework for dynamically generating and rendering business documents like invoices with modern web technologies, featuring PDF creation, templating, and automation.'
 }
diff --git a/ts_shared/translation.ts b/ts_shared/translation.ts
index a69e2cf..6155439 100644
--- a/ts_shared/translation.ts
+++ b/ts_shared/translation.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export const EN_translations = {
   continuesOnPage: 'Continues on page',
   finalPageStatement: 'This is the final page of this document.',
   page: 'Page',
+  vatShort: 'VAT',
 } as const;
 
 // Infer keys of EN_translations
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ export const DE_translations: TTranslationImplementation = {
   continuesOnPage: 'Fortsetzung auf Seite',
   finalPageStatement: 'Dies ist die letzte Seite dieses Dokuments.',
   page: 'Seite',
+  vatShort: 'USt',
 };
 
 // Define Spanish translations
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ export const ES_translations: TTranslationImplementation = {
   continuesOnPage: 'Continúa en la página',
   finalPageStatement: 'Esta es la última página de este documento.',
   page: 'Página',
+  vatShort: 'IVA',
 };
 
 // Define French translations
@@ -92,6 +95,7 @@ export const FR_translations: TTranslationImplementation = {
   continuesOnPage: 'Continue sur la page',
   finalPageStatement: 'Ceci est la dernière page de ce document.',
   page: 'Page',
+  vatShort: 'TVA',
 };
 
 // Define Italian translations
@@ -113,6 +117,7 @@ export const IT_translations: TTranslationImplementation = {
   continuesOnPage: 'Continua alla pagina',
   finalPageStatement: 'Questa è l\'ultima pagina di questo documento.',
   page: 'Pagina',
+  vatShort: 'IVA',
 };
 
 // Language Code Map
diff --git a/ts_web/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts_web/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 7036232..f17dbb6 100644
--- a/ts_web/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts_web/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@design.estate/dees-document',
-  version: '1.6.1',
+  version: '1.6.2',
   description: 'A sophisticated framework for dynamically generating and rendering business documents like invoices with modern web technologies, featuring PDF creation, templating, and automation.'
 }