diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8898412fb..47996e2a8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 # Changelog
 
 
+## [0.132.16-alpha](https://github.com/googleapis/java-logging-logback/compare/v0.132.15-alpha...v0.132.16-alpha) (2025-09-25)
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* Update dependency com.google.cloud:google-cloud-logging to v3.23.5 ([#1523](https://github.com/googleapis/java-logging-logback/issues/1523)) ([db8aab7](https://github.com/googleapis/java-logging-logback/commit/db8aab7160f050e158ef143452d60d759ecc3919))
+* Update dependency com.google.cloud:sdk-platform-java-config to v3.52.2 ([#1519](https://github.com/googleapis/java-logging-logback/issues/1519)) ([e3caf33](https://github.com/googleapis/java-logging-logback/commit/e3caf33b4d66dd678cc3af13da5e98dcc8deacb9))
+
 ## [0.132.15-alpha](https://github.com/googleapis/java-logging-logback/compare/v0.132.14-alpha...v0.132.15-alpha) (2025-09-11)
 
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4e865faef..e004e7fd1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <artifactId>google-cloud-logging-logback</artifactId>
-  <version>0.132.16-alpha-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-logging-logback:current} -->
+  <version>0.132.16-alpha</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-logging-logback:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Google Cloud Logging Logback Appender</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-logging-logback</url>
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 979201a13..595859f61 100644
--- a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-logging-logback</artifactId>
-      <version>0.132.16-alpha-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>0.132.16-alpha</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- {x-version-update-end} -->
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/logging/logback/LoggingAppender.java b/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/logging/logback/LoggingAppender.java
index e04d597fd..3c2628d4b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/logging/logback/LoggingAppender.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/logging/logback/LoggingAppender.java
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public class LoggingAppender extends UnsynchronizedAppenderBase<ILoggingEvent> {
   // See
   // https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/blob/main/docs/customizing.md#updating-arbitrary-files
   // {x-version-update-start:google-cloud-logging-logback:current}
-  public static final String DEFAULT_INSTRUMENTATION_VERSION = "0.132.16-alpha-SNAPSHOT";
+  public static final String DEFAULT_INSTRUMENTATION_VERSION = "0.132.16-alpha";
   // {x-version-update-end}
   private static boolean instrumentationAdded = false;
   private static final Object instrumentationLock = new Object();
diff --git a/versions.txt b/versions.txt
index 87f412ed8..491def599 100644
--- a/versions.txt
+++ b/versions.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-cloud-logging-logback:0.132.15-alpha:0.132.16-alpha-SNAPSHOT
+google-cloud-logging-logback:0.132.16-alpha:0.132.16-alpha