diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a66acfc20b054e..ed4b71a36a499a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ release.
 </tr>
 <tr>
     <td valign="top">
-<b><a href="doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V16.md#16.5.0">16.5.0</a></b><br/>
+<b><a href="doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V16.md#16.6.0">16.6.0</a></b><br/>
+<a href="doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V16.md#16.5.0">16.5.0</a><br/>
 <a href="doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V16.md#16.4.2">16.4.2</a><br/>
 <a href="doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V16.md#16.4.1">16.4.1</a><br/>
 <a href="doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V16.md#16.4.0">16.4.0</a><br/>
diff --git a/doc/api/cli.md b/doc/api/cli.md
index a66d8192d3c5eb..e3294958f8c1d8 100644
--- a/doc/api/cli.md
+++ b/doc/api/cli.md
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ Use the specified file as a security policy.
 
 ### `--no-experimental-repl-await`
 <!-- YAML
-added: REPLACEME
+added: v16.6.0
  -->
  Use this flag to disable top-level await in REPL.
 
diff --git a/doc/api/deprecations.md b/doc/api/deprecations.md
index 2e91a34b5d2f00..fcbb718f680ad6 100644
--- a/doc/api/deprecations.md
+++ b/doc/api/deprecations.md
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ The [`require.extensions`][] property is deprecated.
 ### DEP0040: `punycode` module
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 changes:
-  - version: REPLACEME
+  - version: v16.6.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/38444
     description: Added support for `--pending-deprecation`.
   - version: v7.0.0
diff --git a/doc/api/process.md b/doc/api/process.md
index 2fffa6479784a9..3243b23da555a3 100644
--- a/doc/api/process.md
+++ b/doc/api/process.md
@@ -3250,7 +3250,7 @@ This feature is not available in [`Worker`][] threads.
 
 ## `process.setSourceMapsEnabled(val)`
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+added: v16.6.0
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 > Stability: 1 - Experimental
diff --git a/doc/api/webstreams.md b/doc/api/webstreams.md
index 0bacb7b475f094..f34cd155e48204 100644
--- a/doc/api/webstreams.md
+++ b/doc/api/webstreams.md
@@ -1120,19 +1120,19 @@ added: v16.5.0
 
 ### Class: `TextEncoderStream`
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 #### `new TextEncoderStream()`
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+added: v16.6.0
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 Creates a new `TextEncoderStream` instance.
 
 #### `textEncoderStream.encoding`
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 * Type: {string}
@@ -1141,26 +1141,26 @@ The encoding supported by the `TextEncoderStream` instance.
 
 #### `textEncoderStream.readable`
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+added: v16.6.0
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 * Type: {ReadableStream}
 
 #### `textEncoderStream.writable`
 <!-- YAML
-added: REPLACEME
+added: v16.6.0
 -->
 
 * Type: {WritableStream}
 
 ### Class: `TextDecoderStream`
 <!-- YAML
-added: REPLACEME
+added: v16.6.0
 -->
 
 #### `new TextDecoderStream([encoding[, options]])`
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+added: v16.6.0
 -->
 
 * `encoding` {string} Identifies the `encoding` that this `TextDecoder` instance
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ Creates a new `TextDecoderStream` instance.
 
 #### `textDecoderStream.encoding`
 <!-- YAML
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+added: v16.6.0
 -->
 
 * Type: {string}
@@ -1185,7 +1185,7 @@ The encoding supported by the `TextDecoderStream` instance.
 
 #### `textDecoderStream.fatal`
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+added: v16.6.0
 -->
 
 * Type: {boolean}
@@ -1195,7 +1195,7 @@ thrown.
 
 #### `textDecoderStream.ignoreBOM`
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+added: v16.6.0
 -->
 
 * Type: {boolean}
@@ -1205,14 +1205,14 @@ mark.
 
 #### `textDecoderStream.readable`
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+added: v16.6.0
 -->
 
 * Type: {ReadableStream}
 
 #### `textDecoderStream.writable`
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-added: REPLACEME
+added: v16.6.0
 -->
 
 * Type: {WritableStream}
diff --git a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V16.md b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V16.md
index 6ea9b378110ba8..835c1a5ed2f94a 100644
--- a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V16.md
+++ b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V16.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>
+<a href="#16.6.0">16.6.0</a><br/>
 <a href="#16.5.0">16.5.0</a><br/>
 <a href="#16.4.2">16.4.2</a><br/>
 <a href="#16.4.1">16.4.1</a><br/>
@@ -40,6 +41,142 @@
   * [io.js](CHANGELOG_IOJS.md)
   * [Archive](CHANGELOG_ARCHIVE.md)
 
+<a id="16.6.0"></a>
+## 2021-07-27, Version 16.6.0 (Current), @BethGriggs
+
+### Notable Changes
+
+* [[`ae83c46557`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/ae83c46557)] - **(SEMVER-MINOR)** **build**: reset embedder string to "-node.0" (Michaël Zasso) [#39470](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39470)
+* [[`28ba1955b2`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/28ba1955b2)] - **(SEMVER-MINOR)** **deps**: restore minimum ICU version to 68 (Michaël Zasso) [#39470](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39470)
+* [[`ac250562bf`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/ac250562bf)] - **(SEMVER-MINOR)** **deps**: make V8 9.2 abi-compatible with 9.0 (Michaël Zasso) [#39470](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39470)
+* [[`070a0f9e85`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/070a0f9e85)] - **(SEMVER-MINOR)** **deps**: update V8 to 9.2.230.21 (Michaël Zasso) [#39470](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39470)
+* [[`f93d2ac587`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/f93d2ac587)] - **inspector**: mark as stable (Gireesh Punathil) [#37748](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/37748)
+* [[`10f1a8556f`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/10f1a8556f)] - **(SEMVER-MINOR)** **perf_hooks**: web performance timeline compliance (legendecas) [#39297](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39297)
+* [[`89b4770d5c`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/89b4770d5c)] - **punycode**: add pending deprecation (Antoine du Hamel) [#38444](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/38444)
+* [[`b67214fe31`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/b67214fe31)] - **(SEMVER-MINOR)** **repl**: enable --experimental-repl-await /w opt-out (hemanth.hm) [#34733](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/34733)
+
+### Commits
+
+* [[`672d573b5f`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/672d573b5f)] - **async_hooks**: emit promise trace events from JS (Stephen Belanger) [#39135](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39135)
+* [[`047d632cfb`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/047d632cfb)] - **async_hooks**: eliminate native PromiseHook (Stephen Belanger) [#39135](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39135)
+* [[`08007d586e`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/08007d586e)] - **build**: use Node.js 14 in commit-lint.yml (Rich Trott) [#39506](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39506)
+* [[`ae83c46557`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/ae83c46557)] - **(SEMVER-MINOR)** **build**: reset embedder string to "-node.0" (Michaël Zasso) [#39470](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39470)
+* [[`1a03304adc`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/1a03304adc)] - **build**: fix `host_arch_cc()` for AIX/IBM i (Richard Lau) [#39481](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39481)
+* [[`531f9f5184`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/531f9f5184)] - **build**: update coverage Makefile target comments (Richard Lau) [#39365](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39365)
+* [[`9437447cd3`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/9437447cd3)] - **build**: run workflows when a PR is ready for review (Michaël Zasso) [#39405](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39405)
+* [[`f6bf4946a8`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/f6bf4946a8)] - **build**: update to setup-node@v2 (Rich Trott) [#39366](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39366)
+* [[`a7472576d7`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/a7472576d7)] - **build**: add `library_files` to gyp variables (himself65) [#39293](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39293)
+* [[`4ae5289525`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/4ae5289525)] - **crypto**: support Big(U)Int64Array in getRandomValues (Michaël Zasso) [#39443](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39443)
+* [[`285bf3a8ef`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/285bf3a8ef)] - **debugger**: validate sec-websocket-accept response header (Chris Opperwall) [#39357](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39357)
+* [[`dff8382b9d`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/dff8382b9d)] - **debugger**: rename internal module (Rich Trott) [#39378](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39378)
+* [[`28ba1955b2`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/28ba1955b2)] - **(SEMVER-MINOR)** **deps**: restore minimum ICU version to 68 (Michaël Zasso) [#39470](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39470)
+* [[`ac250562bf`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/ac250562bf)] - **(SEMVER-MINOR)** **deps**: make V8 9.2 abi-compatible with 9.0 (Michaël Zasso) [#39470](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39470)
+* [[`a445c253dc`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/a445c253dc)] - **deps**: V8: backport 5c76da8ddcf8 (Michaël Zasso) [#39337](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39337)
+* [[`e9704b1a3d`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/e9704b1a3d)] - **deps**: V8: cherry-pick 359d44df4cdd (Michaël Zasso) [#39337](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39337)
+* [[`8b6ce648a4`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/8b6ce648a4)] - **deps**: V8: cherry-pick 3805a698f7b6 (Michaël Zasso) [#39337](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39337)
+* [[`897d4e86b6`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/897d4e86b6)] - **deps**: V8: cherry-pick 56fe020eec0c (Michaël Zasso) [#39337](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39337)
+* [[`796b504958`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/796b504958)] - **deps**: V8: cherry-pick 2b77ca200c56 (Michaël Zasso) [#39337](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39337)
+* [[`fbf981242b`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/fbf981242b)] - **deps**: V8: cherry-pick 53784bdb8f01 (Michaël Zasso) [#39337](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39337)
+* [[`58caf40879`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/58caf40879)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **deps**: V8: cherry-pick 7ff6609a5385 (Michaël Zasso) [#38990](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/38990)
+* [[`a4f4cdd272`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/a4f4cdd272)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **deps**: V8: cherry-pick a5cea1bfc38c (Michaël Zasso) [#38990](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/38990)
+* [[`62f3ead15d`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/62f3ead15d)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **deps**: V8: cherry-pick 986299250e6d (Richard Lau) [#38990](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/38990)
+* [[`fc0ce89883`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/fc0ce89883)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **deps**: V8: backport 71e8f8bb3c26 (Michaël Zasso) [#38990](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/38990)
+* [[`07fcb6c880`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/07fcb6c880)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **deps**: V8: cherry-pick 3d24b3ab8af0 (Michaël Zasso) [#38990](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/38990)
+* [[`40a11360e9`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/40a11360e9)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **deps**: silence irrelevant V8 warning (Michaël Zasso) [#38990](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/38990)
+* [[`aaa1d6a554`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/aaa1d6a554)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **deps**: silence irrelevant V8 warnings (Michaël Zasso) [#37587](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/37587)
+* [[`5760c5ed40`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/5760c5ed40)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **deps**: fix V8 build issue with inline methods (Jiawen Geng) [#35415](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/35415)
+* [[`a030c3696f`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/a030c3696f)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **deps**: make v8.h compatible with VS2015 (Joao Reis) [#32116](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/32116)
+* [[`1921bb8537`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/1921bb8537)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **deps**: V8: forward declaration of `Rtl*FunctionTable` (Refael Ackermann) [#32116](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/32116)
+* [[`b0c55f14d3`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/b0c55f14d3)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **deps**: V8: patch register-arm64.h (Refael Ackermann) [#32116](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/32116)
+* [[`be7174954e`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/be7174954e)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **deps**: V8: un-cherry-pick bd019bd (Refael Ackermann) [#32116](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/32116)
+* [[`070a0f9e85`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/070a0f9e85)] - **(SEMVER-MINOR)** **deps**: update V8 to 9.2.230.21 (Michaël Zasso) [#39470](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39470)
+* [[`b6d933619e`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/b6d933619e)] - **deps**: bump HdrHistogram\_C to 0.11.2 (Matteo Collina) [#39462](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39462)
+* [[`e3f2bc699f`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/e3f2bc699f)] - **deps**: upgrade npm to 7.20.0 (npm team) [#39403](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39403)
+* [[`3b776042b7`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/3b776042b7)] - **deps**: update to cjs-module-lexer@1.2.2 (Guy Bedford) [#39402](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39402)
+* [[`494c2c1305`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/494c2c1305)] - **deps**: extract gtest source files to deps/googletest (legendecas) [#39386](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39386)
+* [[`60657adc2a`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/60657adc2a)] - **doc**: move lball@redhat.com to emeritus (Lance Ball) [#39501](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39501)
+* [[`1e844284bb`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/1e844284bb)] - **doc**: update AUTHORS (Rich Trott) [#39488](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39488)
+* [[`906421ee55`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/906421ee55)] - **doc**: update strategic initiative champion (Rich Trott) [#39487](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39487)
+* [[`aa2d5f9dbc`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/aa2d5f9dbc)] - **doc**: improve node.js+fips instructions (Benjamin Mayr) [#39390](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39390)
+* [[`0577862b6a`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/0577862b6a)] - **doc**: simplify unnecessarily specific .mailmap entries (Rich Trott) [#39430](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39430)
+* [[`bec397eb1e`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/bec397eb1e)] - **doc**: update checkbox label in backporting guide (Darshan Sen) [#39420](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39420)
+* [[`f4e43d9c81`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/f4e43d9c81)] - **doc**: remove \_Addenda\_ from headers (Rich Trott) [#39427](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39427)
+* [[`ea343ad2ee`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/ea343ad2ee)] - **doc**: simplify .mailmap file (Rich Trott) [#39418](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39418)
+* [[`b3da558c99`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/b3da558c99)] - **doc**: fix broken internal link in http.md (Rich Trott) [#39425](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39425)
+* [[`82e3cbe8b5`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/82e3cbe8b5)] - **doc**: remove outdated step in onboarding exercise (Rich Trott) [#39410](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39410)
+* [[`166aae748f`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/166aae748f)] - **doc**: revise strategic initiatives text (Rich Trott) [#39417](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39417)
+* [[`ea03d1b9ea`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/ea03d1b9ea)] - **doc**: remove typo (extra ' character) (Nikita Rykov) [#39414](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39414)
+* [[`a846e0078d`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/a846e0078d)] - **doc**: update mailmap and AUTHORS (Rich Trott) [#39393](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39393)
+* [[`9e8b931971`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/9e8b931971)] - **doc**: use a details tag for completed initiatves (Rich Trott) [#39416](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39416)
+* [[`2d8a3f2ac1`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/2d8a3f2ac1)] - **doc**: update commit-queue.md to indicate GitHub Actions are checked (Rich Trott) [#39411](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39411)
+* [[`a25f7daa0f`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/a25f7daa0f)] - **doc**: use \_pull request\_ instead of \_PR\_ in onboarding doc (Rich Trott) [#39409](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39409)
+* [[`c127e65e00`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/c127e65e00)] - **doc**: add strategic initiatives from TSC repo (Rich Trott) [#39394](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39394)
+* [[`c50a967070`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/c50a967070)] - **doc**: standardize on \_pull request\_ (Rich Trott) [#39384](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39384)
+* [[`87af98b6b7`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/87af98b6b7)] - **doc**: make minor edits to pull request text (Rich Trott) [#39383](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39383)
+* [[`a55df9c1eb`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/a55df9c1eb)] - **doc**: add docker-node and build-wg issue contents (Daniel Bevenius) [#39215](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39215)
+* [[`b33074a66e`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/b33074a66e)] - **doc**: add instructions for core vuln files (Daniel Bevenius) [#39220](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39220)
+* [[`8b194c06ac`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/8b194c06ac)] - **doc**: standardize on not capitalizing \_collaborator\_ (Rich Trott) [#39379](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39379)
+* [[`458853f222`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/458853f222)] - **doc**: update mailmap and deduplicate AUTHORS entry (Rich Trott) [#39391](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39391)
+* [[`2747507f26`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/2747507f26)] - **doc**: update AUTHORS (Rich Trott) [#39367](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39367)
+* [[`4e1010c00b`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/4e1010c00b)] - **doc**: move jdalton to emeritus (Rich Trott) [#39380](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39380)
+* [[`bbff5a9e47`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/bbff5a9e47)] - **doc**: edit guide on pull requests (Rich Trott) [#39359](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39359)
+* [[`0d72592355`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/0d72592355)] - **doc,meta**: update email addresses for misterdjules (Rich Trott) [#39433](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39433)
+* [[`47f3f084cd`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/47f3f084cd)] - **doc,tools**: remove `checkLinks.mjs` (Antoine du Hamel) [#39206](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39206)
+* [[`829338b1ca`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/829338b1ca)] - **domain**: do not add domain to promise from other context (Stephen Belanger) [#39135](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39135)
+* [[`cb105b247b`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/cb105b247b)] - **esm**: refine ERR\_REQUIRE\_ESM errors (Guy Bedford) [#39175](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39175)
+* [[`54e362a20a`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/54e362a20a)] - **events**: allow an event to be dispatched multiple times (Luigi Pinca) [#39395](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39395)
+* [[`2dcc9cd0ba`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/2dcc9cd0ba)] - **events**: allow the options argument to be null (Luigi Pinca) [#39486](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39486)
+* [[`a04f9a6cd8`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/a04f9a6cd8)] - **fs**: check closing\_ in FileHandle::Close (James M Snell) [#39472](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39472)
+* [[`9c7a6b9592`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/9c7a6b9592)] - **fs**: fix FileHandle::ClosePromise to return persisted Promise (James M Snell) [#39331](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39331)
+* [[`ee152f2fa4`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/ee152f2fa4)] - **http2**: on receiving rst\_stream with cancel code add it to pending list (Akshay K) [#39423](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39423)
+* [[`f93d2ac587`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/f93d2ac587)] - **inspector**: mark as stable (Gireesh Punathil) [#37748](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/37748)
+* [[`b473606867`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/b473606867)] - **lib**: comment explaining special-case handling of promises (Stephen Belanger) [#39135](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39135)
+* [[`7e115d2be5`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/7e115d2be5)] - **meta**: update collaborator email in README (Rich Trott) [#39510](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39510)
+* [[`38c32fcd06`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/38c32fcd06)] - **meta**: remove unneeded .mailmap entry (Rich Trott) [#39512](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39512)
+* [[`ce74742781`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/ce74742781)] - **meta**: update email address for collaborator (Rich Trott) [#39511](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39511)
+* [[`58478a5cd6`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/58478a5cd6)] - **meta**: align collaborator name in .mailmap/AUTHORS with README (Rich Trott) [#39489](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39489)
+* [[`bfe3a64823`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/bfe3a64823)] - **meta**: align email address in README/.mailmap/AUTHORS (Rich Trott) [#39503](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39503)
+* [[`43ed3706d4`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/43ed3706d4)] - **meta**: revise .mailmap for README consistency (Rich Trott) [#39457](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39457)
+* [[`f78bb1b6db`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/f78bb1b6db)] - **meta**: alphabetize .mailmap file (Rich Trott) [#39434](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39434)
+* [[`d277e5a765`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/d277e5a765)] - **meta**: align collaborator email in .mailmap/AUTHORS with README (Rich Trott) [#39478](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39478)
+* [[`1ccfd159c8`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/1ccfd159c8)] - **meta**: update AUTHORS (Rich Trott) [#39461](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39461)
+* [[`5ae5f88f31`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/5ae5f88f31)] - **meta**: add .mailmap entry for new email for existing contributor (Rich Trott) [#39431](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39431)
+* [[`10f1a8556f`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/10f1a8556f)] - **(SEMVER-MINOR)** **perf_hooks**: web performance timeline compliance (legendecas) [#39297](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39297)
+* [[`c3973dd8a5`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/c3973dd8a5)] - **process**: add api to enable source-maps programmatically (legendecas) [#39085](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39085)
+* [[`89b4770d5c`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/89b4770d5c)] - **punycode**: add pending deprecation (Antoine du Hamel) [#38444](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/38444)
+* [[`b67214fe31`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/b67214fe31)] - **(SEMVER-MINOR)** **repl**: enable --experimental-repl-await /w opt-out (hemanth.hm) [#34733](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/34733)
+* [[`507e276d11`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/507e276d11)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **src**: stop using deprecated v8::ApiObject (Michaël Zasso) [#38990](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/38990)
+* [[`ed28c3a77c`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/ed28c3a77c)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **src**: use non-deprecated Symbol::Description (Michaël Zasso) [#38990](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/38990)
+* [[`5722d21f17`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/5722d21f17)] - **src**: print native module id on native module not found (legendecas) [#39460](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39460)
+* [[`7f63f992ad`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/7f63f992ad)] - **src**: close HandleWraps instead of deleting them in OnGCCollect() (Anna Henningsen) [#39441](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39441)
+* [[`a0f76a5720`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/a0f76a5720)] - **src**: set SSL\_OP\_ALLOW\_CLIENT\_RENEGOTIATION (Daniel Bevenius) [#38753](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/38753)
+* [[`0acc403e2a`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/0acc403e2a)] - **src**: remove unused guards around node-api reference (legendecas) [#38334](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/38334)
+* [[`473226027b`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/473226027b)] - **stream**: import internal/util/types instead (James M Snell) [#39331](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39331)
+* [[`e44f6d2ac7`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/e44f6d2ac7)] - **stream**: implement TextEncoderStream and TextDecoderStream (James M Snell) [#39347](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39347)
+* [[`8fe7d23c17`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/8fe7d23c17)] - **stream**: add readableDidRead (Robert Nagy) [#36820](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/36820)
+* [[`efe74746f0`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/efe74746f0)] - **stream**: fixup property definition to avoid prototype polution (James M Snell) [#39371](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39371)
+* [[`4e3ddb1cd2`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/4e3ddb1cd2)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **test**: ensure microtask queues are not automatically drained (Jochen Eisinger) [#38990](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/38990)
+* [[`991d165627`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/991d165627)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **test**: remove test-debug-args (Michaël Zasso) [#38990](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/38990)
+* [[`b115823368`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/b115823368)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **test**: update trace events test expectations (Michaël Zasso) [#38990](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/38990)
+* [[`8bec70a67f`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/8bec70a67f)] - **test**: fix WASI link test (Richard Lau) [#39485](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39485)
+* [[`7357cae2eb`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/7357cae2eb)] - **test**: update OpenSSL3 error messages for beta-1 (Daniel Bevenius) [#39437](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39437)
+* [[`5132f6ff9e`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/5132f6ff9e)] - ***Revert*** "**test**: skip tests for openssl-3.0.0-alpha15" (Daniel Bevenius) [#39437](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39437)
+* [[`e30680c88a`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/e30680c88a)] - **test**: add test for WebSocket secret verification in debugger (Rich Trott) [#39357](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39357)
+* [[`a2df5772c9`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/a2df5772c9)] - **test**: add NumberFormat resolvedOptions test (Richard Lau) [#39401](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39401)
+* [[`d0fb02c26a`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/d0fb02c26a)] - **test**: put common lint exceptions into config file (Rich Trott) [#39358](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39358)
+* [[`259d091366`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/259d091366)] - **test**: mark test-domain-error-types flaky (James M Snell) [#39369](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39369)
+* [[`fe6ba1727b`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/fe6ba1727b)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **tools**: fetch googletest dependency for V8 CI (Michaël Zasso) [#38990](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/38990)
+* [[`45f6bdf20f`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/45f6bdf20f)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **tools**: update V8 gypfiles for 9.2 (Michaël Zasso) [#38990](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/38990)
+* [[`4df65fd3cd`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/4df65fd3cd)] - **tools**: flag README/mailmap mismatches in find-inactive-collaborators (Rich Trott) [#39477](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39477)
+* [[`06d71e0dfb`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/06d71e0dfb)] - **tools**: use mailmap for find-inactive-collaborators (Rich Trott) [#39432](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39432)
+* [[`bb8e7a6fd4`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/bb8e7a6fd4)] - **tools**: email matchin is case insensitive for .mailmap (Rich Trott) [#39430](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39430)
+* [[`2047072876`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/2047072876)] - **tools**: make internal link checker more robust (Rich Trott) [#39429](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39429)
+* [[`5c7ae46194`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/5c7ae46194)] - **tools**: added remark-frontmatter (Ben Halverson) [#38717](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/38717)
+* [[`9b03d8fd53`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/9b03d8fd53)] - **tools**: fix broken link hash (Rich Trott) [#39426](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39426)
+* [[`dbd4bbcf35`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/dbd4bbcf35)] - **tools**: change commit fetch limiting in find-inactive-collaborators (Rich Trott) [#39362](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39362)
+* [[`24de8fa597`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/24de8fa597)] - **tools**: use Node.js 16.x for GitHub workflow (Rich Trott) [#39362](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39362)
+* [[`4b52a34da9`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/4b52a34da9)] - **url**: prevent pathname setter from erasing path of path-only URLs (Darshan Sen) [#39060](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39060)
+
 <a id="16.5.0"></a>
 ## 2021-07-14, Version 16.5.0 (Current), @targos
 
diff --git a/src/node_version.h b/src/node_version.h
index 3c237ffb61302d..ef1de6f53e6579 100644
--- a/src/node_version.h
+++ b/src/node_version.h
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@
 #define SRC_NODE_VERSION_H_
 
 #define NODE_MAJOR_VERSION 16
-#define NODE_MINOR_VERSION 5
-#define NODE_PATCH_VERSION 1
+#define NODE_MINOR_VERSION 6
+#define NODE_PATCH_VERSION 0
 
 #define NODE_VERSION_IS_LTS 0
 #define NODE_VERSION_LTS_CODENAME ""
 
-#define NODE_VERSION_IS_RELEASE 0
+#define NODE_VERSION_IS_RELEASE 1
 
 #ifndef NODE_STRINGIFY
 #define NODE_STRINGIFY(n) NODE_STRINGIFY_HELPER(n)