diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 11dfc3acdb..73132c19ee 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,23 @@ cgap-portal
 Change Log
 ----------
 
+16.0.0
+=======
+
+`PR 775: Bootstrap v5, React bootstrap v2, React 18, Redux and Misc. Npm Packages Upgrade <https://github.com/dbmi-bgm/cgap-portal/pull/775>`_
+
+* Upgrade: React v17 to v18
+* Upgrade: Redux v4 to v5 (there are breaking changes in store and dispatchers. SPC is updated to support both new and legacy usage)
+* Upgrade: HiGlass (React 18-compatible)
+* Upgrade: auth0-Lock v11 to v12
+* Upgrade: gulp.js v4 to v5
+* Upgrade: react-workflow-viz (animation updates to eliminate findDOMNode errors)
+* Fix: User Content updates to fix markdown, jsx, and HTML static section rendering
+* Upgrade: Bootstrap v5
+* Upgrade: React-Bootstrap v2
+* Upgrade: FontAwesome v6
+
+
 15.6.0
 =======
 * 2024-10-11/dmichaels
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 293810b17f..9feb38fae7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 # Note: Various modules refer to this system as "encoded", not "cgap-portal".
 name = "encoded"
-version = "15.6.0"
+version = "16.0.0"
 description = "Computational Genome Analysis Platform"
 authors = ["4DN-DCIC Team <support@4dnucleome.org>"]
 license = "MIT"