diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 56b9e50..b4e9013 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.15.1"
+  ".": "0.16.0"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0bef6d1..59b5c5c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,23 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.16.0 (2025-01-27)
+
+Full Changelog: [v0.15.1...v0.16.0](https://github.com/openai/openai-java/compare/v0.15.1...v0.16.0)
+
+### Features
+
+* **client:** add some more builder helpers ([#173](https://github.com/openai/openai-java/issues/173)) ([f314e68](https://github.com/openai/openai-java/commit/f314e68915560703970c9acc16e96030202de9d1))
+
+
+### Chores
+
+* **internal:** shorten `model` method impl ([f314e68](https://github.com/openai/openai-java/commit/f314e68915560703970c9acc16e96030202de9d1))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* mark more methods as deprecated ([f314e68](https://github.com/openai/openai-java/commit/f314e68915560703970c9acc16e96030202de9d1))
+
 ## 0.15.1 (2025-01-27)
 
 Full Changelog: [v0.15.0...v0.15.1](https://github.com/openai/openai-java/compare/v0.15.0...v0.15.1)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1aea4b9..5d5ede2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 
 <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
 
-[![Maven Central](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/com.openai/openai-java)](https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/com.openai/openai-java/0.15.1)
-[![javadoc](https://javadoc.io/badge2/com.openai/openai-java/0.15.1/javadoc.svg)](https://javadoc.io/doc/com.openai/openai-java/0.15.1)
+[![Maven Central](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/com.openai/openai-java)](https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/com.openai/openai-java/0.16.0)
+[![javadoc](https://javadoc.io/badge2/com.openai/openai-java/0.16.0/javadoc.svg)](https://javadoc.io/doc/com.openai/openai-java/0.16.0)
 
 <!-- x-release-please-end -->
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ The REST API documentation can be found on [platform.openai.com](https://platfor
 ### Gradle
 
 ```kotlin
-implementation("com.openai:openai-java:0.15.1")
+implementation("com.openai:openai-java:0.16.0")
 ```
 
 ### Maven
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ implementation("com.openai:openai-java:0.15.1")
 <dependency>
     <groupId>com.openai</groupId>
     <artifactId>openai-java</artifactId>
-    <version>0.15.1</version>
+    <version>0.16.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index acb2afc..a19523d 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ repositories {
 
 allprojects {
     group = "com.openai"
-    version = "0.15.1" // x-release-please-version
+    version = "0.16.0" // x-release-please-version
 }
 
 subprojects {