diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 33578f01..20252039 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ Changelog
 Development
 ===========
 - (Fill this out as you fix issues and develop your features).
+
+=================
+Changes in 0.16.1
+=================
 - Fix `_cls` that is not set properly in Document constructor (regression) #1950
 - Fix bug in _delta method - Update of a ListField depends on an unrelated dynamic field update #1733
 - Remove deprecated `save()` method and used `insert_one()` #1899
diff --git a/mongoengine/__init__.py b/mongoengine/__init__.py
index 6e15d8b9..2a7019a3 100644
--- a/mongoengine/__init__.py
+++ b/mongoengine/__init__.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ __all__ = (list(document.__all__) + list(fields.__all__) +
            list(signals.__all__) + list(errors.__all__))
 
 
-VERSION = (0, 16, 0)
+VERSION = (0, 16, 1)
 
 
 def get_version():