diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f0fde9b0a..d2b92a0dd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 1.16.0
+* Feature - Add force flag to local up and create (#907)
+* Feature - Add placement constraints to task definition (#909, #913)
+* Bug - Fix 'local up' on Windows (#892)
+* Enhancement - Update issues templates
+
 ## 1.15.1
 * Bug - Fix go statement coverage results in our integration tests
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index ace44233b..15b989e39 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.15.1
+1.16.0
diff --git a/ecs-cli/modules/version/version.go b/ecs-cli/modules/version/version.go
index fac8a9898..6399e912a 100644
--- a/ecs-cli/modules/version/version.go
+++ b/ecs-cli/modules/version/version.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ package version
 // repository. Only the 'Version' const should change in checked-in source code
 
 // Version is the version of the ECS CLI
-const Version = "1.15.1"
+const Version = "1.16.0"
 
 // GitDirty indicates the cleanliness of the git repo when this ecs-cli was built
 const GitDirty = true