diff --git a/tracing-core/CHANGELOG.md b/tracing-core/CHANGELOG.md
index 9d2592e174..13e0032ed4 100644
--- a/tracing-core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/tracing-core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+# 0.1.16 (September 7, 2020)
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Added a conversion from `Option<Level>` to `LevelFilter`. This PR resolves a
+  previously unreported regression where `Option<Level>` was no longer
+  a valid LevelFilter. ([#966](https://github.com/tokio-rs/tracing/pull/966))
+
+## Added
+
 # 0.1.15 (August 22, 2020)
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/tracing-core/Cargo.toml b/tracing-core/Cargo.toml
index 5077f3fc83..3f40649c0a 100644
--- a/tracing-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tracing-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ name = "tracing-core"
 #   - README.md
 # - Update CHANGELOG.md.
 # - Create "v0.1.x" git tag.
-version = "0.1.15"
+version = "0.1.16"
 authors = ["Tokio Contributors <team@tokio.rs>"]
 license = "MIT"
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/tracing-core/README.md b/tracing-core/README.md
index fef6813df5..6b7714563c 100644
--- a/tracing-core/README.md
+++ b/tracing-core/README.md
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ Core primitives for application-level tracing.
 [Documentation][docs-url] | [Chat][discord-url]
 
 [crates-badge]: https://img.shields.io/crates/v/tracing-core.svg
-[crates-url]: https://crates.io/crates/tracing-core/0.1.15
+[crates-url]: https://crates.io/crates/tracing-core/0.1.16
 [docs-badge]: https://docs.rs/tracing-core/badge.svg
-[docs-url]: https://docs.rs/tracing-core/0.1.15
+[docs-url]: https://docs.rs/tracing-core/0.1.16
 [docs-master-badge]: https://img.shields.io/badge/docs-master-blue
 [docs-master-url]: https://tracing-rs.netlify.com/tracing_core
 [mit-badge]: https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue.svg
@@ -79,22 +79,22 @@ The following crate feature flags are available:
 
   ```toml
   [dependencies]
-  tracing-core = { version = "0.1.15", default-features = false }
+  tracing-core = { version = "0.1.16", default-features = false }
   ```
 
   **Note**:`tracing-core`'s `no_std` support requires `liballoc`.
 
 [`tracing`]: ../tracing
-[`span::Id`]: https://docs.rs/tracing-core/0.1.15/tracing_core/span/struct.Id.html
-[`Event`]: https://docs.rs/tracing-core/0.1.15/tracing_core/event/struct.Event.html
-[`Subscriber`]: https://docs.rs/tracing-core/0.1.15/tracing_core/subscriber/trait.Subscriber.html
-[`Metadata`]: https://docs.rs/tracing-core/0.1.15/tracing_core/metadata/struct.Metadata.html
-[`Callsite`]: https://docs.rs/tracing-core/0.1.15/tracing_core/callsite/trait.Callsite.html
-[`Field`]: https://docs.rs/tracing-core/0.1.15/tracing_core/field/struct.Field.html
-[`FieldSet`]: https://docs.rs/tracing-core/0.1.15/tracing_core/field/struct.FieldSet.html
-[`Value`]: https://docs.rs/tracing-core/0.1.15/tracing_core/field/trait.Value.html
-[`ValueSet`]: https://docs.rs/tracing-core/0.1.15/tracing_core/field/struct.ValueSet.html
-[`Dispatch`]: https://docs.rs/tracing-core/0.1.15/tracing_core/dispatcher/struct.Dispatch.html
+[`span::Id`]: https://docs.rs/tracing-core/0.1.16/tracing_core/span/struct.Id.html
+[`Event`]: https://docs.rs/tracing-core/0.1.16/tracing_core/event/struct.Event.html
+[`Subscriber`]: https://docs.rs/tracing-core/0.1.16/tracing_core/subscriber/trait.Subscriber.html
+[`Metadata`]: https://docs.rs/tracing-core/0.1.16/tracing_core/metadata/struct.Metadata.html
+[`Callsite`]: https://docs.rs/tracing-core/0.1.16/tracing_core/callsite/trait.Callsite.html
+[`Field`]: https://docs.rs/tracing-core/0.1.16/tracing_core/field/struct.Field.html
+[`FieldSet`]: https://docs.rs/tracing-core/0.1.16/tracing_core/field/struct.FieldSet.html
+[`Value`]: https://docs.rs/tracing-core/0.1.16/tracing_core/field/trait.Value.html
+[`ValueSet`]: https://docs.rs/tracing-core/0.1.16/tracing_core/field/struct.ValueSet.html
+[`Dispatch`]: https://docs.rs/tracing-core/0.1.16/tracing_core/dispatcher/struct.Dispatch.html
 
 ## Supported Rust Versions
 
diff --git a/tracing-core/src/lib.rs b/tracing-core/src/lib.rs
index 77ba4b9533..49ba35ea91 100644
--- a/tracing-core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/tracing-core/src/lib.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 //!
 //!   ```toml
 //!   [dependencies]
-//!   tracing-core = { version = "0.1.15", default-features = false }
+//!   tracing-core = { version = "0.1.16", default-features = false }
 //!   ```
 //!
 //!   **Note**:`tracing-core`'s `no_std` support requires `liballoc`.
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 //! [`Dispatch`]: dispatcher/struct.Dispatch.html
 //! [`tokio-rs/tracing`]: https://github.com/tokio-rs/tracing
 //! [`tracing`]: https://crates.io/crates/tracing
-#![doc(html_root_url = "https://docs.rs/tracing-core/0.1.15")]
+#![doc(html_root_url = "https://docs.rs/tracing-core/0.1.16")]
 #![doc(
     html_logo_url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tokio-rs/tracing/master/assets/logo-type.png",
     issue_tracker_base_url = "https://github.com/tokio-rs/tracing/issues/"
diff --git a/tracing/CHANGELOG.md b/tracing/CHANGELOG.md
index e2560f5bef..21213f0296 100644
--- a/tracing/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/tracing/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+# 0.1.21 (August 24, 2020)
+
+### Changed
+
+- Updated `tracing-core` to 0.1.16 ([#966](https://github.com/tokio-rs/tracing/pull/966)).
+
 # 0.1.20 (August 24, 2020)
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/tracing/Cargo.toml b/tracing/Cargo.toml
index 0454b8a41a..084c29bcdd 100644
--- a/tracing/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tracing/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ name = "tracing"
 #   - README.md
 # - Update CHANGELOG.md.
 # - Create "v0.1.x" git tag
-version = "0.1.20"
+version = "0.1.21"
 authors = ["Eliza Weisman <eliza@buoyant.io>", "Tokio Contributors <team@tokio.rs>"]
 license = "MIT"
 readme = "README.md"
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ keywords = ["logging", "tracing", "metrics", "async"]
 edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
-tracing-core = { path = "../tracing-core", version = "0.1.15", default-features = false }
+tracing-core = { path = "../tracing-core", version = "0.1.16", default-features = false }
 log = { version = "0.4", optional = true }
 tracing-attributes = { path = "../tracing-attributes", version = "0.1.10", optional = true }
 cfg-if = "0.1.10"
diff --git a/tracing/README.md b/tracing/README.md
index 9fb4d55201..205c4fe8f7 100644
--- a/tracing/README.md
+++ b/tracing/README.md
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ idiomatic `tracing`.)
 In order to record trace events, executables have to use a `Subscriber`
 implementation compatible with `tracing`. A `Subscriber` implements a way of
 collecting trace data, such as by logging it to standard output. [`tracing_subscriber`](https://docs.rs/tracing-subscriber/)'s
-[`fmt` module](https://docs.rs/tracing-subscriber/0.2.0-alpha.2/tracing_subscriber/fmt/index.html) provides reasonable defaults.
+[`fmt` module](https://docs.rs/tracing-subscriber/latest/tracing_subscriber/fmt/index.html) provides reasonable defaults.
 Additionally, `tracing-subscriber` is able to consume messages emitted by `log`-instrumented libraries and modules.
 
 The simplest way to use a subscriber is to call the `set_global_default` function.
diff --git a/tracing/src/lib.rs b/tracing/src/lib.rs
index 22688d7893..d5b628665f 100644
--- a/tracing/src/lib.rs
+++ b/tracing/src/lib.rs
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@
 //!
 //!   ```toml
 //!   [dependencies]
-//!   tracing = { version = "0.1.20", default-features = false }
+//!   tracing = { version = "0.1.21", default-features = false }
 //!   ```
 //!
 //! <div class="information">