diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 2a0970c..201a22c 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.16.1
+0.16.2
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/releaseNotes.ts b/frontend/src/lib/releaseNotes.ts
index b1a5e4a..2809643 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: "0.16.2",
+    date: "2026-06-26",
+    summary: "Smoother navigation and tidier access-request handling.",
+    fixes: [
+      "The browser/mouse Back button now steps back the way you'd expect: from an open message conversation it returns to your conversation list (not the previous module), and it closes the video player or an open dialog instead of jumping off the page.",
+      "Access requests: the “Review” link opens straight to the Access requests tab, the notice clears itself the moment you approve (no refresh needed), and a leftover sign-in link no longer lingers in the address bar.",
+    ],
+  },
   {
     version: "0.16.1",
     date: "2026-06-26",