diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 73132c19ee..60a5552f9d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ cgap-portal
 Change Log
 ----------
 
+16.1.0
+=====
+
+`PR 776: Node v20 Upgrade <https://github.com/dbmi-bgm/cgap-portal/pull/776>`_
+
+* Node 18 to 20 upgrade including GitHub actions
+
+
 16.0.0
 =======
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9feb38fae7..3159b577ac 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 # Note: Various modules refer to this system as "encoded", not "cgap-portal".
 name = "encoded"
-version = "16.0.0"
+version = "16.1.0"
 description = "Computational Genome Analysis Platform"
 authors = ["4DN-DCIC Team <support@4dnucleome.org>"]
 license = "MIT"