diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5262f5b4..ff3eb2d4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## 0.16.0 (2024-09-11)
+
+### Feat
+
+- **xlsforms**: created separate group verification for digitisation form (#294)
+
 ## 0.15.0 (2024-08-27)
 
 ### Feat
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 31982a86..32c433f4 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 PACKAGE := org.osm_fieldwork.py
 NAME := osm-fieldwork
-VERSION := 0.15.0
+VERSION := 0.16.0
 
 # All python source files
 FILES := $(wildcard ./osm_fieldwork/*.py)
diff --git a/osm_fieldwork/__version__.py b/osm_fieldwork/__version__.py
index 9da2f8fc..5a313cc7 100644
--- a/osm_fieldwork/__version__.py
+++ b/osm_fieldwork/__version__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.15.0"
+__version__ = "0.16.0"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e06828f9..da73df84 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ asyncio_mode="auto"
 
 [tool.commitizen]
 name = "cz_conventional_commits"
-version = "0.15.0"
+version = "0.16.0"
 version_files = [
     "pyproject.toml:version",
     "osm_fieldwork/__version__.py",