diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index a494a0f43..910ad3646 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
 Changes
 =======
 
+Version v16.0.0 (released 2024-11-11)
+
+- identifiers: allow alternative identifiers with the same scheme but different values
+- records: add intenal_notes schema field and bump of jsonschema version
+
 Version v15.7.1 (released 2024-11-06)
 
 - installation: bump babel-edtf to >=1.2.0
diff --git a/invenio_rdm_records/__init__.py b/invenio_rdm_records/__init__.py
index 64fe05b9c..3d7ec8b88 100644
--- a/invenio_rdm_records/__init__.py
+++ b/invenio_rdm_records/__init__.py
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
 
 from .ext import InvenioRDMRecords
 
-__version__ = "15.7.1"
+__version__ = "16.0.0"
 
 __all__ = ("__version__", "InvenioRDMRecords")