diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b55893f3..50b7455c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## master (unreleased)
 
+## 5.16.2 (2023-08-23)
+
 ### Changes
 
 * `clojure-find-ns`: add an option to never raise errors, returning nil instead on unparseable ns forms.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 96903d88..0abad4ff 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ highlighting), indentation, navigation and refactoring support for the
 **This documentation tracks the `master` branch of `clojure-mode`. Some of
 the features and settings discussed here might not be available in
 older releases (including the current stable release). Please, consult
-the relevant git tag (e.g. 5.15.1) if you need documentation for a
+the relevant git tag (e.g. [5.16.2](https://github.com/clojure-emacs/clojure-mode/tree/v5.16.2)) if you need documentation for a
 specific `clojure-mode` release.**
 
 ## Installation
diff --git a/clojure-mode.el b/clojure-mode.el
index 42552992..d9a8122e 100644
--- a/clojure-mode.el
+++ b/clojure-mode.el
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 ;; Maintainer: Bozhidar Batsov <bozhidar@batsov.dev>
 ;; URL: http://github.com/clojure-emacs/clojure-mode
 ;; Keywords: languages clojure clojurescript lisp
-;; Version: 5.16.1
+;; Version: 5.16.2
 ;; Package-Requires: ((emacs "25.1"))
 
 ;; This file is not part of GNU Emacs.