diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ebbb8caa..7979891a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     "release:dry-run": "release-it --dry-run"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@base-ui/react": "1.5.0",
+    "@base-ui/react": "1.6.0",
     "@daypicker/react": "10.0.1",
     "class-variance-authority": "0.7.1",
     "clsx": "2.1.1",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index be98758b..2e23e799 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ importers:
   .:
     dependencies:
       '@base-ui/react':
-        specifier: 1.5.0
-        version: 1.5.0(@date-fns/tz@1.5.0)(@types/react@19.2.17)(date-fns@4.4.0)(react-dom@19.2.7(react@19.2.7))(react@19.2.7)
+        specifier: 1.6.0
+        version: 1.6.0(@date-fns/tz@1.5.0)(@types/react@19.2.17)(date-fns@4.4.0)(react-dom@19.2.7(react@19.2.7))(react@19.2.7)
       '@daypicker/react':
         specifier: 10.0.1
         version: 10.0.1(@types/react@19.2.17)(react@19.2.7)
@@ -283,8 +283,8 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-4zBIxpPzowiZpusoFkyGVwakdRJUyuH5PxQ/PrqghfdFWWasvnCdPfQXHrenDai+gyLARulZjZowCOj6fjT4pA==}
     engines: {node: '>=6.9.0'}
 
-  '@base-ui/react@1.5.0':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-z1gSAlced1yY+iM+mHDEtIkD8UI3Ebs52MuBPxvV6f5hRutk+xvCH/wuB7hDqDzK9JG5FoMz5nhrqtSs1wjt1A==}
+  '@base-ui/react@1.6.0':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-/jzjTWJYXhRFO45Bev9lc3cHbmjzCMpUqbMZ2AgKy/z25mY9B6shGSNcXcjQar9n5doM0KYW1W8fcFv2jZBuMw==}
     engines: {node: '>=14.0.0'}
     peerDependencies:
       '@date-fns/tz': ^1.2.0
@@ -300,8 +300,8 @@ packages:
       date-fns:
         optional: true
 
-  '@base-ui/utils@0.2.9':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-x/PDDCYzoqPpjrdyb3VcyylTI2IjUXEtYDGi5foh7KsnmNJIIaVwA2GLgDH1dps1GgXiJbA60hM+AyuTfQzIvw==}
+  '@base-ui/utils@0.3.1':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-gFFiltORVmW/N6IILTGxizP3PBpVpysqML1ALY5Vk0mH+7faVkCknOU31goYHN5Aoek2dkjxva1XOD2Ce9WuIg==}
     peerDependencies:
       '@types/react': ^17 || ^18 || ^19
       react: ^17 || ^18 || ^19
@@ -3687,10 +3687,10 @@ snapshots:
       '@babel/helper-string-parser': 7.29.7
       '@babel/helper-validator-identifier': 7.29.7
 
-  '@base-ui/react@1.5.0(@date-fns/tz@1.5.0)(@types/react@19.2.17)(date-fns@4.4.0)(react-dom@19.2.7(react@19.2.7))(react@19.2.7)':
+  '@base-ui/react@1.6.0(@date-fns/tz@1.5.0)(@types/react@19.2.17)(date-fns@4.4.0)(react-dom@19.2.7(react@19.2.7))(react@19.2.7)':
     dependencies:
       '@babel/runtime': 7.29.7
-      '@base-ui/utils': 0.2.9(@types/react@19.2.17)(react-dom@19.2.7(react@19.2.7))(react@19.2.7)
+      '@base-ui/utils': 0.3.1(@types/react@19.2.17)(react-dom@19.2.7(react@19.2.7))(react@19.2.7)
       '@floating-ui/react-dom': 2.1.8(react-dom@19.2.7(react@19.2.7))(react@19.2.7)
       '@floating-ui/utils': 0.2.11
       react: 19.2.7
@@ -3701,7 +3701,7 @@ snapshots:
       '@types/react': 19.2.17
       date-fns: 4.4.0
 
-  '@base-ui/utils@0.2.9(@types/react@19.2.17)(react-dom@19.2.7(react@19.2.7))(react@19.2.7)':
+  '@base-ui/utils@0.3.1(@types/react@19.2.17)(react-dom@19.2.7(react@19.2.7))(react@19.2.7)':
     dependencies:
       '@babel/runtime': 7.29.7
       '@floating-ui/utils': 0.2.11
diff --git a/stories/testing/ZIndexes.stories.tsx b/stories/testing/ZIndexes.stories.tsx
index 15c50dcf..1d13749b 100644
--- a/stories/testing/ZIndexes.stories.tsx
+++ b/stories/testing/ZIndexes.stories.tsx
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ const LayeredControls = () => {
   const [comboboxSelected, setComboboxSelected] = useState<string[]>([]);
 
   return (
-    <Flex className="flex-wrap" gap="6">
+    <Flex direction="col" gap="6">
       <Flex direction="col" gap="2">
         <Text size="sm" variant="muted">
           SelectPicker
@@ -66,10 +66,28 @@ const LayeredControls = () => {
         <DropdownMenu>
           <DropdownMenu.Trigger>Options</DropdownMenu.Trigger>
           <DropdownMenu.Content>
-            <DropdownMenu.Item>Profile</DropdownMenu.Item>
-            <DropdownMenu.Item>Settings</DropdownMenu.Item>
+            <DropdownMenu.Item
+              onClick={() => {
+                window.alert("Profile");
+              }}
+            >
+              Profile
+            </DropdownMenu.Item>
+            <DropdownMenu.Item
+              onClick={() => {
+                window.alert("Settings");
+              }}
+            >
+              Settings
+            </DropdownMenu.Item>
             <DropdownMenu.Separator />
-            <DropdownMenu.Item>Log out</DropdownMenu.Item>
+            <DropdownMenu.Item
+              onClick={() => {
+                window.alert("Log out");
+              }}
+            >
+              Log out
+            </DropdownMenu.Item>
           </DropdownMenu.Content>
         </DropdownMenu>
       </Flex>
@@ -89,10 +107,28 @@ const LayeredControls = () => {
           <Menubar.Menu>
             <Menubar.Trigger>File</Menubar.Trigger>
             <Menubar.Content>
-              <Menubar.Item>New File</Menubar.Item>
-              <Menubar.Item>Open File</Menubar.Item>
+              <Menubar.Item
+                onClick={() => {
+                  window.alert("New File");
+                }}
+              >
+                New File
+              </Menubar.Item>
+              <Menubar.Item
+                onClick={() => {
+                  window.alert("Open File");
+                }}
+              >
+                Open File
+              </Menubar.Item>
               <Menubar.Separator />
-              <Menubar.Item>Save</Menubar.Item>
+              <Menubar.Item
+                onClick={() => {
+                  window.alert("Save");
+                }}
+              >
+                Save
+              </Menubar.Item>
             </Menubar.Content>
           </Menubar.Menu>
         </Menubar>