diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 3912b62b..92540594 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -2,6 +2,17 @@
 
 This section contains past updates we've sent to customers via Discord.
 
+# 0.16.1 (October 5, 2023)
+
+- 💥 fix rare crasher seen by large apps
+- 🪟 "shorebird preview" fix on windows
+
+📚 Release notes can be found at https://github.com/shorebirdtech/shorebird/releases/tag/v0.16.1
+
+As always, you can upgrade using `shorebird upgrade`
+
+Please let us know if we can help!
+
 # 0.16.0 (October 5, 2023)
 
 - 🧯 Support staging and previewing patches before sending to production
diff --git a/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/version.dart b/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/version.dart
index 22d9dc4a..74e3e2fd 100644
--- a/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/version.dart
+++ b/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/version.dart
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 // Generated code. Do not modify.
-const packageVersion = '0.16.0';
+const packageVersion = '0.16.1';
diff --git a/packages/shorebird_cli/pubspec.yaml b/packages/shorebird_cli/pubspec.yaml
index a23836d3..0aa9d2da 100644
--- a/packages/shorebird_cli/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/shorebird_cli/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: shorebird_cli
 description: Command-line tool to interact with Shorebird's services.
-version: 0.16.0
+version: 0.16.1
 repository: https://github.com/shorebirdtech/shorebird
 
 publish_to: none