diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index a7ccf6b97..b5cd03850 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
 # Changes
 
+## 16.0.0
+
+- [`c3396058`](https://github.com/sinonjs/sinon/commit/c339605834f6fd7ba3afdd179fff3a8544e62bd7)
+  fix(2525): ensure non empty message when error of type string is passed, but no message (#2544) (Mark de Dios)
+- [`baa1aee9`](https://github.com/sinonjs/sinon/commit/baa1aee9e5766ff1bfcbc62d81ddaf3138174c54)
+  .define method (#2539) (Konstantin Gukov)
+  > - .define method for temporarily defining new properties during the tests
+- [`fe799e78`](https://github.com/sinonjs/sinon/commit/fe799e78967cafcdfa29ef1d7cd00c420704b926)
+  Fix issue 2534: spies are not restored (#2535) (Carl-Erik Kopseng)
+- [`305fb6cc`](https://github.com/sinonjs/sinon/commit/305fb6ccb823a4a6059d8440d93c8032bef2afeb)
+  fix: actaully reset 'injectedKeys' (#2456) (Morgan Roderick)
+- [`de2635dd`](https://github.com/sinonjs/sinon/commit/de2635dd4293f21bd1e5a8b3e14d14d4f6e1f1da)
+  Bump LTS version one notch: 20 (#2529) (Carl-Erik Kopseng)
+
+_Released by Morgan Roderick on 2023-09-13._
+
 ## 15.2.0
 
 - [`66b0081e`](https://github.com/sinonjs/sinon/commit/66b0081e1f9673b14277882faa10aaa1e3b564ff)
diff --git a/docs/_config.yml b/docs/_config.yml
index c02000e67..ba3e47628 100644
--- a/docs/_config.yml
+++ b/docs/_config.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ description: >-
 url: 'https://sinonjs.org'
 github_username: sinonjs
 sinon:
-  current_release: v15.2.0
-  current_major_version: 15
+  current_release: v16.0.0
+  current_major_version: 16
 markdown: kramdown
 kramdown:
   input: GFM
diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index 17e85c892..a2344a00a 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -6,6 +6,22 @@ permalink: /releases/changelog
 
 # Changelog
 
+## 16.0.0
+
+- [`c3396058`](https://github.com/sinonjs/sinon/commit/c339605834f6fd7ba3afdd179fff3a8544e62bd7)
+  fix(2525): ensure non empty message when error of type string is passed, but no message (#2544) (Mark de Dios)
+- [`baa1aee9`](https://github.com/sinonjs/sinon/commit/baa1aee9e5766ff1bfcbc62d81ddaf3138174c54)
+  .define method (#2539) (Konstantin Gukov)
+  > - .define method for temporarily defining new properties during the tests
+- [`fe799e78`](https://github.com/sinonjs/sinon/commit/fe799e78967cafcdfa29ef1d7cd00c420704b926)
+  Fix issue 2534: spies are not restored (#2535) (Carl-Erik Kopseng)
+- [`305fb6cc`](https://github.com/sinonjs/sinon/commit/305fb6ccb823a4a6059d8440d93c8032bef2afeb)
+  fix: actaully reset 'injectedKeys' (#2456) (Morgan Roderick)
+- [`de2635dd`](https://github.com/sinonjs/sinon/commit/de2635dd4293f21bd1e5a8b3e14d14d4f6e1f1da)
+  Bump LTS version one notch: 20 (#2529) (Carl-Erik Kopseng)
+
+_Released by Morgan Roderick on 2023-09-13._
+
 ## 15.2.0
 
 - [`66b0081e`](https://github.com/sinonjs/sinon/commit/66b0081e1f9673b14277882faa10aaa1e3b564ff)
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2671c9461..f71af01a6 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "sinon",
-  "version": "15.2.0",
+  "version": "16.0.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "sinon",
-      "version": "15.2.0",
+      "version": "16.0.0",
       "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
       "dependencies": {
         "@sinonjs/commons": "^3.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 825005de1..b58a0dcb8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "xhr",
     "assert"
   ],
-  "version": "15.2.0",
+  "version": "16.0.0",
   "homepage": "https://sinonjs.org/",
   "author": "Christian Johansen",
   "repository": {