diff --git a/data/misc/io.github.Hexchat.appdata.xml.in b/data/misc/io.github.Hexchat.appdata.xml.in
index 9b0bac72..bc436988 100644
--- a/data/misc/io.github.Hexchat.appdata.xml.in
+++ b/data/misc/io.github.Hexchat.appdata.xml.in
@@ -26,6 +26,22 @@
     <id>hexchat.desktop</id>
   </provides>
   <releases>
+    <release date="2021-10-01" version="2.16.0">
+      <description>
+        <p>This is a feature release:</p>
+        <ul>
+          <li>Add support for IRCv3 SETNAME, invite-notify, account-tag, standard replies, and UTF8ONLY</li>
+          <li>Add support for strikethrough formatting</li>
+          <li>Fix text clipping issues by respecting font line height</li>
+          <li>Fix URLs not being escaped when opened</li>
+          <li>Fix possible hang when showing notifications</li>
+          <li>Print ChanServ notices in the front tab by default</li>
+          <li>Update network list</li>
+          <li>python: Rewrite plugin improving memory usage and compatibility</li>
+          <li>fishlim: Add support for CBC and other improvements</li>
+        </ul>
+      </description>
+    </release>
     <release date="2019-12-20" version="2.14.3">
       <description>
         <p>This is a bug-fix release:</p>
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 9330abf3..6b23230f 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('hexchat', 'c',
-  version: '2.14.3',
+  version: '2.16.0',
   meson_version: '>= 0.47.0',
   default_options: [
     'c_std=gnu89',