diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f88b875..e998b14 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ All notable changes to **Tiger Core** (`webtigers/tiger-core`). Format follows
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.16.0-beta] — 2026-07-17
+
 ### Added
 - **TigerSEO — JSON-LD structured data (rich results / sitelinks layer).** Where the head meta/OG tags
   describe one *page*, this describes the *site as an entity*: a single `<script type="application/ld+json">`
diff --git a/library/Tiger/Version.php b/library/Tiger/Version.php
index ad15eb7..76ee9b5 100644
--- a/library/Tiger/Version.php
+++ b/library/Tiger/Version.php
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
 class Tiger_Version
 {
     /** Current Tiger Core version. Keep in lockstep with the git tag cut for a release. */
-    const VERSION = '0.15.0-beta';
+    const VERSION = '0.16.0-beta';
 }