diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 60a5552f9d..3101d2fe8e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@ cgap-portal
 Change Log
 ----------
 
+16.2.0
+======
+`PR 778: SN Add user <https://github.com/dbmi-bgm/cgap-portal/pull/778>`_
+
+* Add to user item for SN to `master-inserts/user.json`
+
+
 16.1.0
 =====
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3159b577ac..f76de2eb56 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 = "16.1.0"
+version = "16.2.0"
 description = "Computational Genome Analysis Platform"
 authors = ["4DN-DCIC Team <support@4dnucleome.org>"]
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/src/encoded/tests/data/master-inserts/user.json b/src/encoded/tests/data/master-inserts/user.json
index 46d9387828..224f1c76d3 100644
--- a/src/encoded/tests/data/master-inserts/user.json
+++ b/src/encoded/tests/data/master-inserts/user.json
@@ -392,5 +392,22 @@
             }
         ],
         "user_institution": "828cd4fe-ebb0-4b36-a94a-d2e3a36cc989"
+    },
+    {
+        "email": "sarah_nicholson@hms.harvard.edu",
+        "first_name": "Sarah",
+        "last_name": "Nicholson",
+        "uuid": "21a76481-3843-4b38-b18c-a41babb0748f",
+        "groups": [
+            "admin"
+        ],
+        "project": "12a92962-8265-4fc0-b2f8-cf14f05db58b",
+        "project_roles": [
+            {
+                "project": "12a92962-8265-4fc0-b2f8-cf14f05db58b",
+                "role": "developer"
+            }
+        ],
+        "user_institution": "828cd4fe-ebb0-4b36-a94a-d2e3a36cc989"
     }
 ]