diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b8192d6c19..c6a1bce67f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,16 +10,19 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+
+## [7.16.0] - 2024-03-21
 ### Added
 - [Core] Improved support for multiple classloaders in IncrementingUuidGenerator ([#2853](https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-jvm/pull/2853) J. Kronegg)
 - [Java] Assume numbers use either a comma or period for the thousands separator instead of non-breaking spaces. ([#290](https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-expressions/pull/290))
 - [JUnit Platform Engine] Improve the cucumber.features warning ([#2856](https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-expressions/pull/2856) M.P. Korstanje)
+- [JUnit Platform Engine] Improve Maven and Gradle compatibility ([#2832](https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-jvm/pull/2832) M.P. Korstanje)
 
 ### Changed
 - [TestNG] Update dependency org.testng:testng to v7.9.0
 - [Core] Update dependency io.cucumber:tag-expressions to v6.1.0
 - [Core] Update Messages and dependants ([#2826](https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-jvm/pull/2826)
-- [Core] Update dependency io.cucumber:gherkin to v27.0.0 
+- [Core] Update dependency io.cucumber:gherkin to v27.0.0
 - [Core] Added Malayalam localization ([#2826](https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-jvm/pull/2826)
 - [Core] Added 'ed' to Italian ([#31](https://github.com/cucumber/gherkin/issues/160))
 - [Core] Added Danish translation of "Rule" ([#2826](https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-jvm/pull/2826)
@@ -33,18 +36,14 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - [Core] Missing execution steps statuses ([#24](https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-junit-xml-formatter/pull/24) F. Ahadi)
 - [Java] Parse negative numbers in Norwegian (and 59 other languages) ([#290](https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-expressions/pull/290))
 
+## [7.15.0] - 2023-12-11
 ### Added
-- [JUnit Platform Engine] Improve Maven and Gradle compatibility ([#2832](https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-jvm/pull/2832) M.P. Korstanje)
+- [Core] Support nested jar file systems (i.e. Spring Boot 3.2) ([#2830](https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-jvm/pull/2830) M.P. Korstanje)
 
-## [7.15.0] - 2023-12-11
 ### Changed
 - [Core] Upgrade `vis-timeline` to v7.7.3
 
-### Added
-- [Core] Support nested jar file systems (i.e. Spring Boot 3.2) ([#2830](https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-jvm/pull/2830) M.P. Korstanje)
-
 ## [7.14.1] - 2023-11-25
-
 ### Fixed
 - [Guice] Inject static fields prior to before all hooks ([#2803](https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-jvm/pull/2803) M.P. Korstanje)
 
@@ -302,7 +301,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - [Weld] Removed `cucumber-weld` in favour of `cucumber-jakarta-cdi` or `cucumber-cdi2`. ([#2276](https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-jvm/issues/2276) M.P. Korstanje)
 - [Needle] Removed `cucumber-needled` in favour of `cucumber-jakarta-cdi` or `cucumber-cdi2`. ([#2276](https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-jvm/issues/2276) M.P. Korstanje)
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-jvm/compare/v7.15.0...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-jvm/compare/v7.16.0...HEAD
+[7.16.0]: https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-jvm/compare/v7.15.0...v7.16.0
 [7.15.0]: https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-jvm/compare/v7.14.1...v7.15.0
 [7.14.1]: https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-jvm/compare/v7.14.0...v7.14.1
 [7.14.0]: https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-jvm/compare/v7.13.0...v7.14.0
diff --git a/compatibility/pom.xml b/compatibility/pom.xml
index a140b71669..202627e955 100644
--- a/compatibility/pom.xml
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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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diff --git a/cucumber-archetype/pom.xml b/cucumber-archetype/pom.xml
index 63687b0466..8b47f935ff 100644
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diff --git a/cucumber-bom/pom.xml b/cucumber-bom/pom.xml
index e8e155ed58..37122af4af 100644
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index 2b500795b8..8a7b37cbd6 100644
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index a1606817cc..b13b408dae 100644
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index 2b789d254f..72c3660589 100644
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index b6aeacdfa5..5ee2259f88 100644
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index 1d1d65b8fa..6eeb04ec72 100644
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index 5d6f56a963..5889c71838 100644
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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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+        <version>7.16.0</version>
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     <artifactId>calculator-java-testng</artifactId>
diff --git a/examples/calculator-java8-cli/pom.xml b/examples/calculator-java8-cli/pom.xml
index c4a4674299..c278d1141e 100644
--- a/examples/calculator-java8-cli/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/calculator-java8-cli/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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+        <version>7.16.0</version>
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     <artifactId>calculator-java8-cli</artifactId>
diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index 40532d6f49..0de3f8e7a0 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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     <artifactId>examples</artifactId>
diff --git a/examples/spring-java-junit5/pom.xml b/examples/spring-java-junit5/pom.xml
index 7ba013ca4d..479928b790 100644
--- a/examples/spring-java-junit5/pom.xml
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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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     <artifactId>spring-java-junit5</artifactId>
diff --git a/examples/wicket-java-junit4/pom.xml b/examples/wicket-java-junit4/pom.xml
index 0cb3e826ad..7c7caa4bbf 100644
--- a/examples/wicket-java-junit4/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/wicket-java-junit4/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
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diff --git a/examples/wicket-java-junit4/wicket-main/pom.xml b/examples/wicket-java-junit4/wicket-main/pom.xml
index 55ff0e3d94..d465ed0328 100644
--- a/examples/wicket-java-junit4/wicket-main/pom.xml
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@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
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     <artifactId>wicket-main</artifactId>
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diff --git a/examples/wicket-java-junit4/wicket-test/pom.xml b/examples/wicket-java-junit4/wicket-test/pom.xml
index 0cc406b71e..8057f0b7b3 100644
--- a/examples/wicket-java-junit4/wicket-test/pom.xml
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@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
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     <name>Examples: Wicket application tested with Selenium</name>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 035fba2bf0..152a89150c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
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@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
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-        <project.build.outputTimestamp>1704371950</project.build.outputTimestamp>
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-        <tag>HEAD</tag>
+        <tag>v7.16.0</tag>
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