diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 04a373e..2a0970c 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.16.0
+0.16.1
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/releaseNotes.ts b/frontend/src/lib/releaseNotes.ts
index 3dd62a7..b1a5e4a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/releaseNotes.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/releaseNotes.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,15 @@ export interface ReleaseEntry {
 }
 
 export const RELEASE_NOTES: ReleaseEntry[] = [
+  {
+    version: "0.16.1",
+    date: "2026-06-26",
+    summary: "Clearer action messages, and a fix for background syncing on self-hosted setups.",
+    fixes: [
+      "Action confirmations now name what they acted on — which channel was unsubscribed or reset, which address was added to a list, which tag was deleted, and which playlist was reloaded or synced.",
+      "Background syncing keeps working when the server's public IP changes: an instance can now be pointed at a fixed-IP egress proxy, so an IP-restricted YouTube API key no longer breaks after a network change.",
+    ],
+  },
   {
     version: "0.16.0",
     date: "2026-06-26",