diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
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--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Version 1.16.6
+--------------
+    * Permit `data` parameter to `go_binary` to be a dict (#235)
+
 Version 1.16.5
 --------------
     * Support Go 1.22 for third-party packages containing assembly in go_module (#227)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
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--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.16.5
+1.16.6