diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 2e64588c..f5521509 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{".":"0.15.0"}
+{".":"0.16.0"}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ee6d3e86..b96926ea 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,20 @@ Read the ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES section of every release you cross; the migration
 are spelled out under
 [Upgrade & Uninstall](https://runlore.io/docs/operations/upgrade-uninstall/).
 
+## [0.16.0](https://github.com/Smana/runlore/compare/v0.15.0...v0.16.0) (2026-08-24)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **investigate:** let cloud_what_changed ask for the failed calls only ([#551](https://github.com/Smana/runlore/issues/551)) ([1f5ece9](https://github.com/Smana/runlore/commit/1f5ece91d8764e82e66b0c8bc1a782d16009128b))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **investigate:** make a submitted finding account for its own verdict ([#550](https://github.com/Smana/runlore/issues/550)) ([741acae](https://github.com/Smana/runlore/commit/741acae0ab6612b1830c490a12631f6d3e3db48d))
+* **notify:** stop cutting "what changed" mid-word ([#552](https://github.com/Smana/runlore/issues/552)) ([621fe65](https://github.com/Smana/runlore/commit/621fe653445fb6c5093c46fc023d9d74e4f795fa))
+* **providers:** collapse a CronJob run suffix to its controller family ([#549](https://github.com/Smana/runlore/issues/549)) ([bb6a188](https://github.com/Smana/runlore/commit/bb6a188389c7f528aab0e0af31fe03f34962a68b))
+
 ## [0.15.0](https://github.com/Smana/runlore/compare/v0.14.0...v0.15.0) (2026-08-20)
 
 
diff --git a/deploy/helm/runlore/Chart.yaml b/deploy/helm/runlore/Chart.yaml
index 0c956bca..1f5b8ab7 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/runlore/Chart.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/runlore/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: runlore
 description: RunLore — the self-improving, GitOps-native SRE agent (in-cluster agent).
 type: application
-version: 0.15.0
-appVersion: 0.15.0
+version: 0.16.0
+appVersion: 0.16.0
 home: https://github.com/Smana/runlore
 sources:
   - https://github.com/Smana/runlore
diff --git a/plugins/kb-steward/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/plugins/kb-steward/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
index 3a21dca5..bf361e1d 100644
--- a/plugins/kb-steward/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/plugins/kb-steward/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "kb-steward",
   "displayName": "RunLore KB Steward",
-  "version": "0.15.0",
+  "version": "0.16.0",
   "description": "Interviews SREs and turns platform knowledge into recall-grade OKF entries for a RunLore knowledge catalog",
   "author": {
     "name": "Smaine Kahlouch"