diff --git a/data/misc/io.github.Hexchat.appdata.xml.in b/data/misc/io.github.Hexchat.appdata.xml.in
index bc436988..9ee4343b 100644
--- a/data/misc/io.github.Hexchat.appdata.xml.in
+++ b/data/misc/io.github.Hexchat.appdata.xml.in
@@ -26,6 +26,19 @@
     <id>hexchat.desktop</id>
   </provides>
   <releases>
+    <release date="2022-02-12" version="2.16.1">
+      <description>
+        <p>This is a minor release with mostly bug-fixes:</p>
+        <ul>
+          <li>Add `-NOOVERRIDE` flag to the `GUI COLOR` command</li>
+          <li>Add `-q` (quiet) flag to the `EXECWRITE` command</li>
+          <li>Rename installed icon to match app-id (Fixes notification icon)</li>
+          <li>Fix escaping already escaped URLs when opening them</li>
+          <li>Fix Python scripts not being opened as UTF-8</li>
+          <li>Fix `TIMER` command supporting decimals regardless of locale</li>
+        </ul>
+      </description>
+    </release>
     <release date="2021-10-01" version="2.16.0">
       <description>
         <p>This is a feature release:</p>
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index bc22671d..8b0bd404 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('hexchat', 'c',
-  version: '2.16.0',
+  version: '2.16.1',
   meson_version: '>= 0.47.0',
   default_options: [
     'c_std=gnu89',