diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index ae2490f..8b7245c 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@ Changelog
 =========
 
 
+Version 0.16.0
+--------------
+
+Released on 2024-07-30.
+
+* Close file when reading encoding
+* Update dictionary repository
+
+
 Version 0.15.0
 --------------
 
diff --git a/pyphen/__init__.py b/pyphen/__init__.py
index 64001ea..bf76809 100755
--- a/pyphen/__init__.py
+++ b/pyphen/__init__.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 from importlib import resources
 from pathlib import Path
 
-VERSION = __version__ = '0.15.0'
+VERSION = __version__ = '0.16.0'
 
 __all__ = ('Pyphen', 'LANGUAGES', 'language_fallback')