diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index de29729..6b7777a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,7 +5,20 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [v6.0.0](2024-03-19)
+
+### Added
+- Supports AWS_REGION env var, with default fallback as `us-east-1`
+
+### Fixed
+- Dependencies updated and vulnerability in `"es6-weak-map": "^2.0.3"` removed
+
+### Removed
+- Dropped support for NodeJS `<18.18`
+- `direnv` tool from tool-versions and `.envrc` file, redundant for linking node module binaries
+
 ## [v5.3.1](2022-05-16)
+
 ### Fixed
 - using `-m` when there's no missing secrets doesn't crash anymore
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 674c968..42dcdd0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ Options:
   -s, --stage [stage]    Specify stage to run on. (required)
   -c, --config [config]  Path to oprah configuration (default: "oprah.yml")
   -i, --interactive      specify values through command line
+  -r, --removing [removing]  Removing orphan configs or secrets (default: false)
   -h, --help             display help for command
 
 Commands:
@@ -197,6 +198,17 @@ Options:
   -h, --help              display help for command
 ```
 
+### Examples
+
+Sample of current usage:
+
+#### Fetching individual values
+
+[BFF](https://github.com/ACloudGuru/school/blob/212fcc9fc983d6efb49b2a7c28ff0854ebb631c1/backend/services/bff/bin/push-schema#L54)
+```
+export APOLLO_KEY=$(yarn --silent oprah fetch -k ENGINE_API_KEY -s "$ACG_ENV" | jq -er ".ENGINE_API_KEY")
+```
+
 ### License
 
 Feel free to use the code, it's released using the MIT license.
@@ -209,3 +221,9 @@ Feel free to use the code, it's released using the MIT license.
 [npm-url]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/oprah
 [codacy-image]: https://api.codacy.com/project/badge/Grade/6464d14b26214357ba838d2cdbdfcb8e
 [codacy-url]: https://www.codacy.com/app/subash.adhikari/oprah?utm_source=github.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=ACloudGuru/oprah&utm_campaign=Badge_Grade
+
+## TODO:
+
+- [ ] Remove init method - does nothing but validate providers, can be done in CLI definition
+- [ ] Refactor for latest AWS SDK
+- [ ] Set AWS SDK as peer dependency
diff --git a/bin/oprah b/bin/oprah
index e7f0cf5..8f59a63 100755
--- a/bin/oprah
+++ b/bin/oprah
@@ -3,16 +3,17 @@
 const chalk = require('chalk');
 const program = require('commander');
 
-const pjson = require('../package.json');
+const { version } = require('../package.json');
 const { makeOprah } = require('../lib/make-oprah');
 const { logError, log } = require('../lib/utils/logger');
 
 let oprahPromise = null;
 
 program
-  .version(pjson.version)
+  .version(version)
   .option('-s, --stage [stage]', 'Specify stage to run on. (required)')
-  .option('-c, --config [config]', 'Path to oprah configuration', 'oprah.yml');
+  .option('-c, --config [config]', 'Path to oprah configuration', 'oprah.yml')
+  .option('--region [region]', 'AWS region to use (default: us-east-1)');
 
 program
   .command('run')
@@ -23,31 +24,43 @@ program
   )
   .option('-i, --interactive', 'Run on interactive mode')
   .option('-m, --missing', 'Only prompt missing values in interactive mode')
-  .option('-r, --removing [removing]', 'Removing orphan configs or secrets')
-  .action(({ interactive, variables, missing, removing = false }) => {
-    let parsedVariables = {};
-
-    try {
-      if (variables) {
-        parsedVariables = JSON.parse(variables);
+  .option(
+    '-r, --removing [removing]',
+    'Removing orphan configs or secrets (default: false)'
+  )
+  .action(
+    ({
+      interactive,
+      variables,
+      missing,
+      removing = false,
+      region = 'us-east-1'
+    }) => {
+      let parsedVariables = {};
+
+      try {
+        if (variables) {
+          parsedVariables = JSON.parse(variables);
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        logError(`Variables must be in JSON format!! ${error.message}.`);
+        program.help();
       }
-    } catch (error) {
-      logError(`Variables must be in JSON format!! ${error.message}.`);
-      program.help();
-    }
 
-    const { stage, config } = program.opts();
+      const { stage, config } = program.opts();
 
-    const params = {
-      stage,
-      interactive,
-      missingOnly: missing,
-      config,
-      variables: parsedVariables
-    };
+      const params = {
+        stage,
+        interactive,
+        missingOnly: missing,
+        config,
+        variables: parsedVariables,
+        region
+      };
 
-    oprahPromise = makeOprah(params).run({ removing });
-  });
+      oprahPromise = makeOprah(params).run({ removing });
+    }
+  );
 
 program
   .command('init')
@@ -82,8 +95,8 @@ program
   )
   .option('-C, --config-only [configOnly]', 'Only export configs')
   .action(({ path, target, configOnly = false }) => {
-    const { stage, config } = program.opts();
-    oprahPromise = makeOprah({ stage, config }).export(
+    const { stage, config, region } = program.opts();
+    oprahPromise = makeOprah({ stage, config, region }).export(
       path || (target === 'env' ? '.env_oprah' : '/tmp/oprah-exports.json'),
       target || 'json',
       configOnly
@@ -100,8 +113,8 @@ program
     'The location of the secrets and configuration file (default: "/tmp/oprah-exports.json")'
   )
   .action(({ path }) => {
-    const { stage, config } = program.opts();
-    oprahPromise = makeOprah({ stage, config }).import(
+    const { stage, config, region } = program.opts();
+    oprahPromise = makeOprah({ stage, config, region }).import(
       path || '/tmp/oprah-exports.json'
     );
   });
@@ -110,8 +123,8 @@ program
   .command('list')
   .description('List all remote configurations and secrets.')
   .action(() => {
-    const { stage, config } = program.opts();
-    oprahPromise = makeOprah({ stage, config }).list();
+    const { stage, config, region } = program.opts();
+    oprahPromise = makeOprah({ stage, config, region }).list();
   });
 
 program
@@ -119,11 +132,11 @@ program
   .description('Fetch config or secret')
   .option(
     '-k, --keys [keys]',
-    'Comma seperated configs to fetch (example: "SOME_CONFIG,ANOTHER_CONFIG")'
+    'Comma separated configs to fetch (example: "SOME_CONFIG,ANOTHER_CONFIG")'
   )
   .action(({ keys }) => {
-    const { stage, config } = program.opts();
-    oprahPromise = makeOprah({ stage, config }).fetch({
+    const { stage, config, region } = program.opts();
+    oprahPromise = makeOprah({ stage, config, region }).fetch({
       keys: keys.split(',')
     });
   });
@@ -133,15 +146,14 @@ program
   .description('Cleaning up orphan configs or secrets')
   .option('-d, --dry-run [dryRun]', 'Execute a dry run')
   .action(({ dryRun }) => {
-    const { stage, config } = program.opts();
-    oprahPromise = makeOprah({ stage, config }).cleanUp({
+    const { stage, config, region } = program.opts();
+    oprahPromise = makeOprah({ stage, config, region }).cleanUp({
       dryRun
     });
   });
 
 function displayHelpAndExit() {
   program.help();
-  process.exit(1);
 }
 
 program.on('command:*', () => {
diff --git a/lib/services/parameter-store/stores/ssm/make-delete-parameters.js b/lib/services/parameter-store/stores/ssm/make-delete-parameters.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec9dc67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/services/parameter-store/stores/ssm/make-delete-parameters.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+const chunk = require('lodash/chunk');
+
+const makeDeleteParameters = ({ ssm }) => ({ parameterNames }) => {
+  const chunks = chunk(parameterNames, 10);
+  const promises = chunks.map(chunkedParameterNames =>
+    ssm
+      .deleteParameters({
+        Names: chunkedParameterNames
+      })
+      .promise()
+  );
+  return Promise.all(promises);
+};
+
+module.exports = { makeDeleteParameters };
diff --git a/lib/services/parameter-store/stores/ssm/make-ssm-client.js b/lib/services/parameter-store/stores/ssm/make-ssm-client.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1388c19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/services/parameter-store/stores/ssm/make-ssm-client.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+const AWS = require('aws-sdk');
+
+const makeSsmClient = ({ region }) => {
+  AWS.config.update({ region });
+  return new AWS.SSM();
+};
+
+module.exports = {
+  makeSsmClient
+};