diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ba5ed32..d309686 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+1.16.1 / 2024-11-27
+==================
+
+- Handle proper escaping for percentage char (generative fill, generative background replace transformations)
+
 1.16.0 / 2024-11-25
 ==================
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 79ae404..3dfe33e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@cloudinary/transformation-builder-sdk",
-  "version": "1.16.0",
+  "version": "1.16.1",
   "description": "",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "npm run test:types && npm run build && jest --coverage --reporters default &&  npm run test:size",