diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5276c19e..8955fa2b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,29 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.16.0](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/compare/v0.15.0...v0.16.0) - 2026-03-06
+
+### Added
+
+- Add HMAC-SHA256 webhook signature validation for Slack ([#588](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/588))
+- restart ([#531](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/531))
+- merge http/web_fetch tools, add tool output stash for large responses ([#578](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/578))
+- integrate 13-dimension complexity scorer into smart routing ([#529](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/529))
+
+### Fixed
+
+- *(ci)* anchor coverage/ gitignore rule to repo root ([#591](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/591))
+- *(security)* use OsRng for all security-critical key and token generation ([#519](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/519))
+- prevent concurrent memory hygiene passes and Windows file lock errors ([#535](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/535))
+- sort tool_definitions() for deterministic LLM tool ordering ([#582](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/582))
+- *(ci)* persist all cargo-llvm-cov env vars for E2E coverage ([#559](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/559))
+
+### Other
+
+- update WASM artifact SHA256 checksums [skip ci] ([#560](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/560))
+- add WIT compatibility tests for WASM extensions ([#586](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/586))
+- Trajectory benchmarks and e2e trace test rig ([#553](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/553))
+
 ## [0.15.0](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/compare/v0.14.0...v0.15.0) - 2026-03-04
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 3892d1a7..51863ac0 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2828,7 +2828,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ironclaw"
-version = "0.15.0"
+version = "0.16.0"
 dependencies = [
  "aes-gcm",
  "aho-corasick",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 5cec54b1..d1482036 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ exclude = [
 
 [package]
 name = "ironclaw"
-version = "0.15.0"
+version = "0.16.0"
 edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.92"
 description = "Secure personal AI assistant that protects your data and expands its capabilities on the fly"