diff --git a/History.rdoc b/History.rdoc
index 4ea9a6b9..963784d0 100644
--- a/History.rdoc
+++ b/History.rdoc
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+=== 5.16.1 / 2022-06-20
+
+* 2 bug fixes:
+
+  * Apparently adding real kwarg support to mocks/stubs broke some code. Fixed.
+    * Use `MT_KWARGS_HACK=1` to activate the kludgy kwargs support w/ caveats.
+  * Clarified some doco wrt the block on #stub.
+
 === 5.16.0 / 2022-06-14
 
 * 2 major enhancements:
diff --git a/lib/minitest.rb b/lib/minitest.rb
index 89970458..10efcdd4 100644
--- a/lib/minitest.rb
+++ b/lib/minitest.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 # :include: README.rdoc
 
 module Minitest
-  VERSION = "5.16.0" # :nodoc:
+  VERSION = "5.16.1" # :nodoc:
 
   @@installed_at_exit ||= false
   @@after_run = []