diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 5a965c25..eff5d392 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.16.1",
+  ".": "1.16.2",
   "operator": "0.1.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e7e1953d..5f1ad584 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.16.2](https://github.com/grafana/loki-release/compare/v1.16.1...v1.16.2) (2025-01-29)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Force a binary change ([#197](https://github.com/grafana/loki-release/issues/197)) ([e72de34](https://github.com/grafana/loki-release/commit/e72de34d2877769ef77100244f4df38d860605ac))
+
 ## [1.16.1](https://github.com/grafana/loki-release/compare/v1.16.0...v1.16.1) (2025-01-29)