diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index faf409d..fa97484 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.2.15"
+  ".": "0.2.16"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d50d5ba..9495cc1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,19 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## [0.2.16](https://github.com/gerfru/NilesAI/compare/niles-core-v0.2.15...niles-core-v0.2.16) (2026-08-18)
+
+
+### Code Refactoring
+
+* **docker:** use dedicated external gateway networks per service ([#229](https://github.com/gerfru/NilesAI/issues/229)) ([342b786](https://github.com/gerfru/NilesAI/commit/342b786b9072cd0c3b79ea7e66ba66006f693de2))
+
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+* **deps:** unblock CI — bundle security bumps, docker/action updates, fix ruff format ([#226](https://github.com/gerfru/NilesAI/issues/226)) ([298f642](https://github.com/gerfru/NilesAI/commit/298f642abbf376f9f6ea0941c9d9ba39c8cffbb5))
+* **deps:** update astral-sh/setup-uv action to v10 ([#228](https://github.com/gerfru/NilesAI/issues/228)) ([7cf51b6](https://github.com/gerfru/NilesAI/commit/7cf51b6ba20670c1ef879ce212915ad6aea3f08c))
+
 ## [0.2.15](https://github.com/gerfru/NilesAI/compare/niles-core-v0.2.14...niles-core-v0.2.15) (2026-07-09)
 
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e4beeb8..600ca11 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "niles-core"
-version = "0.2.15"
+version = "0.2.16"
 description = "Local AI Butler"
 license = "AGPL-3.0-only"
 requires-python = ">=3.14"