diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 55cebe737f..961b93e492 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.16.1](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/barretenberg-v0.16.0...barretenberg-v0.16.1) (2023-11-28)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Added poseidon2 hash function to barretenberg/crypto ([#3118](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/3118)) ([d47782b](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/d47782bb480f7e016dbc77cf962978ddca0632aa))
+
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+* Point acir tests at noir master branch ([#3440](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/3440)) ([106e690](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/106e690993cdc10db85903d91af873c04744c05f))
+
 ## [0.16.0](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/barretenberg-v0.15.1...barretenberg-v0.16.0) (2023-11-27)
 
 
diff --git a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index b5f3c76867..b5b1422ef3 100644
--- a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.24)
 project(
     Barretenberg
     DESCRIPTION "BN254 elliptic curve library, and PLONK SNARK prover"
-    VERSION 0.16.0 # x-release-please-version
+    VERSION 0.16.1 # x-release-please-version
     LANGUAGES CXX C
 )
 # Insert version into `bb` config file
diff --git a/ts/CHANGELOG.md b/ts/CHANGELOG.md
index b920cd1119..1b0d688a21 100644
--- a/ts/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/ts/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.16.1](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/barretenberg.js-v0.16.0...barretenberg.js-v0.16.1) (2023-11-28)
+
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+* **barretenberg.js:** Synchronize aztec-packages versions
+
 ## [0.16.0](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/barretenberg.js-v0.15.1...barretenberg.js-v0.16.0) (2023-11-27)
 
 
diff --git a/ts/package.json b/ts/package.json
index 258aaceff4..3860881836 100644
--- a/ts/package.json
+++ b/ts/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@aztec/bb.js",
-  "version": "0.16.0",
+  "version": "0.16.1",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/tree/master/barretenberg/ts",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",