diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index d69a2df..9c57c28 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+0.16.1 (2016-07-12)
+-------------------
+
+* WebsocketConsumer now has a http_user option for auto user sessions.
+
+* consumer_started and consumer_finished signals are now available under
+  channels.signals.
+
+* Database connections are closed whenever a consumer finishes.
+
+
 0.16.0 (2016-07-06)
 -------------------
 
diff --git a/channels/__init__.py b/channels/__init__.py
index 528ca60..2aff6ec 100644
--- a/channels/__init__.py
+++ b/channels/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "0.16.0"
+__version__ = "0.16.1"
 
 default_app_config = 'channels.apps.ChannelsConfig'
 DEFAULT_CHANNEL_LAYER = 'default'