diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8c0de3397..50a09d979 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@
 **Note**: A feature tagged as Experimental is in a
 high state of flux, you're at risk of it changing without notice.
 
+# 2.16.1
+
+**Bug Fix**
+
+- fix type signature of `ReaderTaskEither.tapReaderIO`, #1895
+
 # 2.16.0
 
 - `tapEither` (dual) (aka `chainFirstEitherK` / `chainFirstEitherKW`) https://github.com/gcanti/fp-ts/pull/1864
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1b0a05bde..5c247b93e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "fp-ts",
-  "version": "2.16.0",
+  "version": "2.16.1",
   "description": "Functional programming in TypeScript",
   "main": "./lib/index.js",
   "module": "./es6/index.js",