diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d53cf4df..240ecf83 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ All notable changes to RoboCo are documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/), and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## [Unreleased]
+## [0.16.0] - 2026-07-02
 
 ### Added
 
diff --git a/panel/package.json b/panel/package.json
index 6616234f..27b86976 100644
--- a/panel/package.json
+++ b/panel/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "roboco-panel",
-  "version": "0.15.0",
+  "version": "0.16.0",
   "private": true,
   "packageManager": "pnpm@10.25.0",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c627bb54..03f6c338 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "roboco"
-version = "0.15.0"
+version = "0.16.0"
 description = "AI Agents Company - A virtual organization of AI agents functioning as a software development workforce"
 authors = [
     {name = "Renzo Franceschini", email = "rennf93@users.noreply.github.com"}
diff --git a/roboco/__init__.py b/roboco/__init__.py
index 4dfbdd60..04934b41 100644
--- a/roboco/__init__.py
+++ b/roboco/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ A virtual organization of 25 AI agents + 1 human CEO,
 designed to operate as a complete software development workforce.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.15.0"
+__version__ = "0.16.0"
 
 # Core exports
 from roboco.config import settings
diff --git a/roboco/config.py b/roboco/config.py
index d54c5c33..b174eedc 100644
--- a/roboco/config.py
+++ b/roboco/config.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     # ==========================================================================
     # Application
     # ==========================================================================
-    app_version: str = "0.15.0"
+    app_version: str = "0.16.0"
     debug: bool = False
     environment: str = Field(
         default="development", pattern="^(development|staging|production)$"
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     agent_image_tag: str = Field(
         default="",
         description=(
-            "Tag for pre-built agent images (e.g. 'latest' or '0.15.0'). Empty "
+            "Tag for pre-built agent images (e.g. 'latest' or '0.16.0'). Empty "
             "leaves the tag implicit (':latest'); only meaningful with "
             "agent_image_registry set."
         ),
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 45dd3f82..5ab6a073 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -2809,7 +2809,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "roboco"
-version = "0.15.0"
+version = "0.16.0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "alembic" },