diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index f7ef805b..00732c0e 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-unreleased
-==========
+1.16.1 / 2017-02-10
+===================
 
   * deps: debug@2.6.1
     - Fix deprecation messages in WebStorm and other editors
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8bb252bf..2e531db5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "body-parser",
   "description": "Node.js body parsing middleware",
-  "version": "1.16.0",
+  "version": "1.16.1",
   "contributors": [
     "Douglas Christopher Wilson <doug@somethingdoug.com>",
     "Jonathan Ong <me@jongleberry.com> (http://jongleberry.com)"