diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e36be5b5..bae41381 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [5.16.3](https://github.com/nodejs/node-core-utils/compare/v5.16.2...v5.16.3) (2025-11-01)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* spawning of `gpg` to read config ([#991](https://github.com/nodejs/node-core-utils/issues/991)) ([100c694](https://github.com/nodejs/node-core-utils/commit/100c6946b167ab7b035db929f779274b79e07694))
+
 ## [5.16.2](https://github.com/nodejs/node-core-utils/compare/v5.16.1...v5.16.2) (2025-10-12)
 
 
diff --git a/npm-shrinkwrap.json b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
index e63edefa..fae7037d 100644
--- a/npm-shrinkwrap.json
+++ b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@node-core/utils",
-  "version": "5.16.2",
+  "version": "5.16.3",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@node-core/utils",
-      "version": "5.16.2",
+      "version": "5.16.3",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@inquirer/prompts": "^7.4.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e93344cb..bccd9ea5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@node-core/utils",
-  "version": "5.16.2",
+  "version": "5.16.3",
   "description": "Utilities for Node.js core collaborators",
   "type": "module",
   "engines": {