diff --git a/Changelog b/Changelog
index 349ba2941..b73aa80de 100644
--- a/Changelog
+++ b/Changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+0.28.16          (2023-02-12):
+* Bugfix: %GITHUB%/issues/1619 Segfault on Fedora-39 with Python 3.12.1
+* Bugfix: %GITHUB%/issues/1618 Leaking Python reference causing trouble with iterators
+* Bugfix: %GITHUB%/issues/1616 DRC doc typo
+* Bugfix: %GITHUB%/issues/1614 LEF/DEF .map should not map boundaries and fill to ALL purpose
+* Bugfix: %GITHUB%/issues/1609 Cell.read doesn't read LayoutMetaInfo
+* Bugfix: %GITHUB%/issues/1608 CustomResistorExtraction: show faulty device in GUI
+* Bugfix: %GITHUB%/issues/1603 Weird parameter dialog resizing when hiding / showing many parameters at once with callback_impl
+* Bugfix: %GITHUB%/issues/1602 [Qt6] Cannot normally quit the main application window
+* Bugfix: %GITHUB%/issues/1594 "connect" (in flat mode) + multiple top cells give an error message
+* Bugfix: %GITHUB%/issues/1592 DXF file parsing error, about spline curve
+* Bugfix: fixed rendering of color selection buttons on High-DPI screens
+* Bugfix: cross-hair cursor should not use selection default line width and styles
+* Enhancement: OASIS reader errors out on broken OASIS with duplicate CELLNAMEs
+  
 0.28.15          (2023-01-04):
 * Bugfix: %GITHUB%/issues/1578 Missing strm2*.exe in the Windows portable binary package (*.zip)
 * Enhancement: %GITHUB%/issues/1569 Make "toggle (selected) layer" key-bindable
diff --git a/Changelog.Debian b/Changelog.Debian
index d9933d6b3..da58511cc 100644
--- a/Changelog.Debian
+++ b/Changelog.Debian
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+klayout (0.28.16-1) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * New features and bugfixes
+    - See changelog
+
+ -- Matthias Köfferlein <matthias@koefferlein.de>  Mon, 12 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0100
+
 klayout (0.28.15-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * New features and bugfixes
diff --git a/version.sh b/version.sh
index 8d5021453..8ac0ce15f 100644
--- a/version.sh
+++ b/version.sh
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 # This script is sourced to define the main version parameters
 
 # The main version
-KLAYOUT_VERSION="0.28.15"
+KLAYOUT_VERSION="0.28.16"
 
 # The version used for PyPI (don't use variables here!)
-KLAYOUT_PYPI_VERSION="0.28.15"
+KLAYOUT_PYPI_VERSION="0.28.16"
 
 # The build date
 KLAYOUT_VERSION_DATE=$(date "+%Y-%m-%d")