diff --git a/addOns/authhelper/CHANGELOG.md b/addOns/authhelper/CHANGELOG.md
index 09088693dc2..2662e8c62d3 100644
--- a/addOns/authhelper/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/addOns/authhelper/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ All notable changes to this add-on will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
-## Unreleased
+## [0.16.0] - 2024-11-06
 ### Fixed
 - Address concurrency issue while passive scanning with the Session Management Response Identified scan rule (Issue 8187).
 
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 ### Added
 - Support of authentication request identification and configuration.
 
+[0.16.0]: https://github.com/zaproxy/zap-extensions/releases/authhelper-v0.16.0
 [0.15.1]: https://github.com/zaproxy/zap-extensions/releases/authhelper-v0.15.1
 [0.15.0]: https://github.com/zaproxy/zap-extensions/releases/authhelper-v0.15.0
 [0.14.0]: https://github.com/zaproxy/zap-extensions/releases/authhelper-v0.14.0
diff --git a/addOns/authhelper/gradle.properties b/addOns/authhelper/gradle.properties
index 189a2c9b5fe..212bb27cc0b 100644
--- a/addOns/authhelper/gradle.properties
+++ b/addOns/authhelper/gradle.properties
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 version=0.16.0
-release=false
+release=true