diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/linux-test.yaml
index de2757a508..553490db00 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux-test.yaml
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ name: Testing on Ubuntu
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [master]
+    branches: [master, v1.16]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [master]
+    branches: [master, v1.16]
 
 jobs:
   test:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/macos-test.yaml
index de54469ddd..80cdccecd1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos-test.yaml
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ name: Testing on macOS
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [master]
+    branches: [master, v1.16]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [master]
+    branches: [master, v1.16]
 
 jobs:
   test:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/windows-test.yaml
index 10792577b5..4274f607b4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-test.yaml
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ name: Testing on Windows
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [master]
+    branches: [master, v1.16]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [master]
+    branches: [master, v1.16]
 
 jobs:
   test:
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ca435b2fd6..9e44d3b798 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 # v1.16
 
+## Release v1.16.3 - 2023/11/14
+
+### Bug Fix
+
+* in_tail: Fix a stall bug on !follow_inode case
+  https://github.com/fluent/fluentd/pull/4327
+* in_tail: add warning for silent stop on !follow_inodes case
+  https://github.com/fluent/fluentd/pull/4339
+* Buffer: Fix NoMethodError with empty unstaged chunk arrays
+  https://github.com/fluent/fluentd/pull/4303
+* Fix for rotate_age where Fluentd passes as Symbol
+  https://github.com/fluent/fluentd/pull/4311
+
 ## Release v1.16.2 - 2023/07/14
 
 ### Bug Fix
diff --git a/lib/fluent/version.rb b/lib/fluent/version.rb
index 87bcc578d9..a84ee72e22 100644
--- a/lib/fluent/version.rb
+++ b/lib/fluent/version.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@
 
 module Fluent
 
-  VERSION = '1.16.2'
+  VERSION = '1.16.3'
 
 end