diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6ce9e5b..dd3c883 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@ Changelog for NeoFS Contract
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+### Changed
+### Updated
+### Fixed
+### Updating from v0.16.0
+
+## [0.16.0] - 2022-10-17
+
 ### Added
 - Support `MAINTENANCE` state of storage nodes (#269)
 
@@ -15,7 +23,7 @@ Changelog for NeoFS Contract
 ### Fixed
 - NNS `renew` now can only be done by the domain owner
 
-### Updating from v0.15.x
+### Updating from v0.15.5
 Update deployed `Netmap` contract using `Update` method: storage of the contract
 has been incompatibly changed.
 
@@ -395,7 +403,8 @@ Preview4-testnet version of NeoFS contracts.
 
 Preview4 compatible contracts.
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-contract/compare/v0.15.5...master
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-contract/compare/v0.16.0...master
+[0.16.0]: https://github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-contract/compare/v0.15.5...v0.16.0
 [0.15.5]: https://github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-contract/compare/v0.15.4...v0.15.5
 [0.15.4]: https://github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-contract/compare/v0.15.3...v0.15.4
 [0.15.3]: https://github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-contract/compare/v0.15.2...v0.15.3
diff --git a/common/version.go b/common/version.go
index b526740..8a3e290 100644
--- a/common/version.go
+++ b/common/version.go
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import "github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/interop/native/std"
 
 const (
 	major = 0
-	minor = 15
-	patch = 6
+	minor = 16
+	patch = 0
 
 	// Versions from which an update should be performed.
 	// These should be used in a group (so prevMinor can be equal to minor if there are