diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index a25d1bc0..5677a32d 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.15.0"
+  ".": "1.16.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f184baa3..811603d7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -274,6 +274,18 @@
 
 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/mesosphere/mindthegap/compare/v1.6.1...v1.7.0
 
+## 1.16.0 (2024-09-18)
+
+<!-- Release notes generated using configuration in .github/release.yaml at main -->
+
+## What's Changed
+### Exciting New Features 🎉
+* feat: Build with go 1.23.1 by @jimmidyson in https://github.com/mesosphere/mindthegap/pull/785
+* feat: Optionally force convert to OCI media types on push by @jimmidyson in https://github.com/mesosphere/mindthegap/pull/786
+
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/mesosphere/mindthegap/compare/v1.15.0...v1.16.0
+
 ## 1.15.0 (2024-08-26)
 
 <!-- Release notes generated using configuration in .github/release.yaml at main -->