diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9055d2c5d..775074e82 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,23 @@ This project follows [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) fo
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.16.0] - 2023-06-29
+
+
+### Added
+* Feature: Add AppConfig provider to parameters module (#1104) by @scottgerring
+
+### Maintenance
+* Fix: missing idempotency key should not persist any data (#1201) by @jeromevdl
+* Fix:Removing env var credentials provider as default. (#1161) by @msailes
+* Chore: Swap implementation of `aspectj-maven-plugin` to support Java 17 (#1172) by @mriccia
+* Test: end-to-end tests for core modules and idempotency (#970) by @jeromevdl
+* Chore: cleanup spotbugs maven profiles (#1236) by @jeromevdl
+* Chore: removing logback from all components (#1227) by @jeromevdl
+* Chore: Roll SLF4J log4j bindings to v2 (#1190) by @scottgerring
+* Deps: Bump third party dependencies to the latest versions.
+
+
 ## [1.15.0] - 2023-03-20
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a79272d36..c317760a1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,17 +20,17 @@ Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) is available in Maven Central. You can use your
     <dependency>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
         <artifactId>powertools-tracing</artifactId>
-        <version>1.15.0</version>
+        <version>1.16.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
         <artifactId>powertools-logging</artifactId>
-        <version>1.15.0</version>
+        <version>1.16.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
         <artifactId>powertools-metrics</artifactId>
-        <version>1.15.0</version>
+        <version>1.16.0</version>
     </dependency>
     ...
 </dependencies>
diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index ab61cf716..46801e0c6 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples</artifactId>
-    <version>1.15.0</version>
+    <version>1.16.0</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) library Examples</name>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-core/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-core/pom.xml
index 9ce699c32..5755f295f 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-core/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-core/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
-    <version>1.15.0</version>
+    <version>1.16.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-core</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-idempotency/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-idempotency/pom.xml
index a0e50c85c..7a2b7d7a9 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-idempotency/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-idempotency/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
-    <version>1.15.0</version>
+    <version>1.16.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-idempotency</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) library Examples - Idempotency</name>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/pom.xml
index c2f6c1207..58cb43093 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
-    <version>1.15.0</version>
+    <version>1.16.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-parameters</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) library Examples - Parameters</name>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-serialization/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-serialization/pom.xml
index 371d652f0..6ad149e34 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-serialization/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-serialization/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
-    <version>1.15.0</version>
+    <version>1.16.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-serialization</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) library Examples - Serialization</name>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-sqs/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-sqs/pom.xml
index b4ea54f99..05a5b20be 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-sqs/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-sqs/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
-    <version>1.15.0</version>
+    <version>1.16.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-sqs</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) library Examples - SQS</name>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-validation/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-validation/pom.xml
index dbd6dee47..413d93f98 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-validation/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-validation/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
-    <version>1.15.0</version>
+    <version>1.16.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-validation</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) library Examples - Validation</name>
diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
index 69d9c57db..b950e5dcf 100644
--- a/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ extra_javascript:
 
 extra:
   powertools:
-    version: 1.15.0
+    version: 1.16.0
 
 repo_url: https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-java
 edit_uri: edit/main/docs
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c44bf8980..370d987f3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
     <artifactId>powertools-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.15.0</version>
+    <version>1.16.0</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) library Parent</name>
diff --git a/powertools-cloudformation/pom.xml b/powertools-cloudformation/pom.xml
index d404df42d..f561e56fb 100644
--- a/powertools-cloudformation/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-cloudformation/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>powertools-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
-        <version>1.15.0</version>
+        <version>1.16.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java)library Cloudformation</name>
diff --git a/powertools-core/pom.xml b/powertools-core/pom.xml
index 6aa2414d1..cc6e19557 100644
--- a/powertools-core/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-core/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>powertools-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
-        <version>1.15.0</version>
+        <version>1.16.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) library Core</name>
diff --git a/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/pom.xml b/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/pom.xml
index d45baf13d..c0ef40e5f 100644
--- a/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <description>Fake handlers that use Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java).</description>
 
     <properties>
-        <lambda.powertools.version>1.15.0</lambda.powertools.version>
+        <lambda.powertools.version>1.16.0</lambda.powertools.version>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
diff --git a/powertools-e2e-tests/pom.xml b/powertools-e2e-tests/pom.xml
index 6a5e185b2..0008705b0 100644
--- a/powertools-e2e-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-e2e-tests/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>powertools-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
-        <version>1.15.0</version>
+        <version>1.16.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>powertools-e2e-tests</artifactId>
diff --git a/powertools-idempotency/pom.xml b/powertools-idempotency/pom.xml
index a49a70c40..c053c5e9e 100644
--- a/powertools-idempotency/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-idempotency/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
         <artifactId>powertools-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.15.0</version>
+        <version>1.16.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>powertools-idempotency</artifactId>
diff --git a/powertools-logging/pom.xml b/powertools-logging/pom.xml
index dc9d7a0dc..3d1477d16 100644
--- a/powertools-logging/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-logging/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>powertools-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
-        <version>1.15.0</version>
+        <version>1.16.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) library Logging</name>
diff --git a/powertools-metrics/pom.xml b/powertools-metrics/pom.xml
index 345efe558..b204353b6 100644
--- a/powertools-metrics/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-metrics/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>powertools-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
-        <version>1.15.0</version>
+        <version>1.16.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) library Metrics</name>
diff --git a/powertools-parameters/pom.xml b/powertools-parameters/pom.xml
index d1fb10183..a0e4bcaaf 100644
--- a/powertools-parameters/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-parameters/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>powertools-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
-        <version>1.15.0</version>
+        <version>1.16.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>powertools-parameters</artifactId>
diff --git a/powertools-serialization/pom.xml b/powertools-serialization/pom.xml
index 2c507a425..9889922b7 100644
--- a/powertools-serialization/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-serialization/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>powertools-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
-        <version>1.15.0</version>
+        <version>1.16.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>powertools-serialization</artifactId>
diff --git a/powertools-sqs/pom.xml b/powertools-sqs/pom.xml
index 035bbc636..317c8161d 100644
--- a/powertools-sqs/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-sqs/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>powertools-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
-        <version>1.15.0</version>
+        <version>1.16.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) library SQS</name>
diff --git a/powertools-test-suite/pom.xml b/powertools-test-suite/pom.xml
index 7b5c396a6..c5a374781 100644
--- a/powertools-test-suite/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-test-suite/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>powertools-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
-        <version>1.15.0</version>
+        <version>1.16.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) library Test Suite</name>
diff --git a/powertools-tracing/pom.xml b/powertools-tracing/pom.xml
index 434d2d048..d6453bf60 100644
--- a/powertools-tracing/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-tracing/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>powertools-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
-        <version>1.15.0</version>
+        <version>1.16.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) library Tracing</name>
diff --git a/powertools-validation/pom.xml b/powertools-validation/pom.xml
index ba70e33f4..040f3ddde 100644
--- a/powertools-validation/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-validation/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>powertools-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
-        <version>1.15.0</version>
+        <version>1.16.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) validation library</name>