diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 047c623..bc7e4aa 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.15.1"
+  ".": "0.16.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e1e2b11..7071682 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,18 @@
 <!-- markdownlint-disable -->
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.16.0](https://github.com/google/kube-startup-cpu-boost/compare/v0.15.1...v0.16.0) (2025-07-31)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* fixed duration policy uses POD scheduled time ([#123](https://github.com/google/kube-startup-cpu-boost/issues/123)) ([98f9ebd](https://github.com/google/kube-startup-cpu-boost/commit/98f9ebd84b42badfd9ebab509267b67503145a38))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* resources are reverted on boosts updated with fixedDuration policy ([#120](https://github.com/google/kube-startup-cpu-boost/issues/120)) ([9184734](https://github.com/google/kube-startup-cpu-boost/commit/9184734e641fa86b9be5570d5ac05fa51a2baaa6))
+
 ## [0.15.1](https://github.com/google/kube-startup-cpu-boost/compare/v0.15.0...v0.15.1) (2025-07-10)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6da11f6..4a4421a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ To install the latest release of Kube Startup CPU Boost in your cluster, run the
 
  <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
 ```sh
-kubectl apply -f https://github.com/google/kube-startup-cpu-boost/releases/download/v0.15.1/manifests.yaml
+kubectl apply -f https://github.com/google/kube-startup-cpu-boost/releases/download/v0.16.0/manifests.yaml
 ```
  <!-- x-release-please-end -->
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ cat <<EOF > kustomization.yaml
 apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: Kustomization
 resources:
-- https://github.com/google/kube-startup-cpu-boost?ref=v0.15.1
+- https://github.com/google/kube-startup-cpu-boost?ref=v0.16.0
 EOF
 kubectl kustomize | kubectl apply -f -
 ```
diff --git a/kustomization.yaml b/kustomization.yaml
index 94cc5b7..93e9a99 100644
--- a/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/kustomization.yaml
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ resources:
   - config/default
 images:
   - name: ghcr.io/google/kube-startup-cpu-boost
-    newTag: v0.15.1 #x-release-please-version
+    newTag: v0.16.0 #x-release-please-version