diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 73018dde245..be85c20197c 100755
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,35 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [16.5.0](https://github.com/primefaces/primeng/tree/16.5.0) (2023-10-11)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/primefaces/primeng/compare/16.4.1...16.5.0)
+
+**Deprecated:**
+- SlideMenu: Deprecate from PrimeNG [\#13830](https://github.com/primefaces/primeng/issues/13830)
+- Remove FullCalendar theme support [\#13834](https://github.com/primefaces/primeng/issues/13834)
+
+**Implemented New Features and Enhancements:**
+- Button: New props [\#13851](https://github.com/primefaces/primeng/issues/13851)
+- SelectButton: Add allowEmpty property [\#13853](https://github.com/primefaces/primeng/issues/13853)
+- Accessibility | Step component bugs and improvements [\#13742](https://github.com/primefaces/primeng/issues/13742)
+- Tooltip: Accessibility role not available [\#13843](https://github.com/primefaces/primeng/issues/13843)
+- Improve block/unblockScroll architecture [\#13855](https://github.com/primefaces/primeng/issues/13855)
+
+**Fixed bugs:**
+
+- Toolbar: Inconsistent naming and wrong documentation [\#13814](https://github.com/primefaces/primeng/issues/13814)
+- Password | Incorrect placement of close icon when toggleMask="true" [\#13817](https://github.com/primefaces/primeng/issues/13817)
+- Tooltip: disable autoHide doesn't work [\#13828](https://github.com/primefaces/primeng/issues/13828)
+- Multiselect: Chips: Delete button not visible if label is too wide [\#13816](https://github.com/primefaces/primeng/issues/13816)
+- BlockUI: Mask is not applied when blocked changes rapidly [\#11838](https://github.com/primefaces/primeng/issues/11838)
+- panelMenu- sub MenuItem is disabled but still it can be clickable and expandable [\#13827](https://github.com/primefaces/primeng/issues/13827)
+- Multiselect: Incorrect view with selected items [\#13654](https://github.com/primefaces/primeng/issues/13654)
+- there is a missed "break;" line in a switch case in menu.ts at line 540 [\#13766](https://github.com/primefaces/primeng/issues/13766)
+- SSR fails on carousel circular and galleria autoplay [\#13837](https://github.com/primefaces/primeng/issues/13837)
+- Editor layer defect [\#13831](https://github.com/primefaces/primeng/issues/13831)
+- p-dialog: ExpressionChangedAfterItHasBeenCheckedError with attr.aria-labelledby [\#13636](https://github.com/primefaces/primeng/issues/13636)
+- Textarea: autoResize doesn't work when used inside a Dialog [\#9231](https://github.com/primefaces/primeng/issues/9231)
+
 ## [16.4.1](https://github.com/primefaces/primeng/tree/16.4.1) (2023-09-27)
 
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/primefaces/primeng/compare/16.4.0...16.4.1)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ffe3f01e83e..77652ea0afc 100755
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "primeng",
-    "version": "16.4.1",
+    "version": "16.5.0",
     "license": "SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE.md",
     "scripts": {
         "ng": "ng",
diff --git a/src/app/components/package.json b/src/app/components/package.json
index c934066f8f6..0560140135b 100644
--- a/src/app/components/package.json
+++ b/src/app/components/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "primeng",
-    "version": "16.4.1",
+    "version": "16.5.0",
     "repository": {
         "type": "git",
         "url": "https://github.com/primefaces/primeng"
diff --git a/src/app/showcase/data/versions.json b/src/app/showcase/data/versions.json
index 78848d75002..d0ec2df87ae 100644
--- a/src/app/showcase/data/versions.json
+++ b/src/app/showcase/data/versions.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [
     {
-        "version": "v16.4.1",
+        "version": "v16.5.0",
         "name": "v16",
         "url": "https://primeng.org"
     },
diff --git a/src/app/showcase/layout/doc/codeeditor/templates.ts b/src/app/showcase/layout/doc/codeeditor/templates.ts
index f3815052cc9..30546dd1438 100644
--- a/src/app/showcase/layout/doc/codeeditor/templates.ts
+++ b/src/app/showcase/layout/doc/codeeditor/templates.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export interface Props {
 const app_dependencies = pkg ? pkg.devDependencies : {};
 
 const PrimeNG = {
-    version: '16.4.1',
+    version: '16.5.0',
     description:
         'PrimeNG is an open source UI library for Angular featuring a rich set of 90+ components, a theme designer, various theme alternatives such as Material, Bootstrap, Tailwind, premium templates and professional support. In addition, it integrates with PrimeBlock, which has 370+ ready to use UI blocks to build spectacular applications in no time.'
 };