diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 9c9eae3643..70c57baf39 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,29 @@
+## Changes in 0.23.16 (2022-08-24)
+
+✨ Features
+
+- MXKeyBackup: Add support for symmetric key backups. ([#1542](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-ios-sdk/pull/1542))
+- CryptoSDK: Outgoing SAS User Verification Flow ([#6443](https://github.com/vector-im/element-ios/issues/6443))
+
+🙌 Improvements
+
+- App Layout: Increased store version to force clear cache ([#6616](https://github.com/vector-im/element-ios/issues/6616))
+
+🧱 Build
+
+- Xcode project(s) updated via Xcode recommended setting ([#1543](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-ios-sdk/pull/1543))
+- MXLog: Ensure MXLogLevel.none works if it is set after another log level has already been configured. ([#1550](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-ios-sdk/issues/1550))
+
+📄 Documentation
+
+- Update README for correct Swift usage. ([#1552](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-ios-sdk/issues/1552))
+
+Others
+
+- Crypto: User and device identity objects ([#1531](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-ios-sdk/pull/1531))
+- Analytics: Log all errors to analytics ([#1558](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-ios-sdk/pull/1558))
+
+
 ## Changes in 0.23.15 (2022-08-10)
 
 🐛 Bugfixes
diff --git a/MatrixSDK.podspec b/MatrixSDK.podspec
index 86340bde0a..884c9438f1 100644
--- a/MatrixSDK.podspec
+++ b/MatrixSDK.podspec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
 
   s.name         = "MatrixSDK"
-  s.version      = "0.23.15"
+  s.version      = "0.23.16"
   s.summary      = "The iOS SDK to build apps compatible with Matrix (https://www.matrix.org)"
 
   s.description  = <<-DESC
diff --git a/MatrixSDK/MatrixSDKVersion.m b/MatrixSDK/MatrixSDKVersion.m
index 72a5503260..78e38fc2e7 100644
--- a/MatrixSDK/MatrixSDKVersion.m
+++ b/MatrixSDK/MatrixSDKVersion.m
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 
 #import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
 
-NSString *const MatrixSDKVersion = @"0.23.15";
+NSString *const MatrixSDKVersion = @"0.23.16";
diff --git a/changelog.d/6443.feature b/changelog.d/6443.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 8bd8a86a23..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6443.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-CryptoSDK: Outgoing SAS User Verification Flow
diff --git a/changelog.d/6616.change b/changelog.d/6616.change
deleted file mode 100644
index 4a483bcc97..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6616.change
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-App Layout: Increased store version to force clear cache
diff --git a/changelog.d/pr-1531.misc b/changelog.d/pr-1531.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 3ff9133769..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/pr-1531.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Crypto: User and device identity objects
diff --git a/changelog.d/pr-1542.feature b/changelog.d/pr-1542.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 36ba0c237e..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/pr-1542.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-MXKeyBackup: Add support for symmetric key backups.
diff --git a/changelog.d/pr-1543.build b/changelog.d/pr-1543.build
deleted file mode 100644
index d4937593bc..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/pr-1543.build
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Xcode project(s) updated via Xcode recommended setting
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/pr-1558.misc b/changelog.d/pr-1558.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index abc1f9031e..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/pr-1558.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Analytics: Log all errors to analytics
diff --git a/changelog.d/sdk-1550.build b/changelog.d/sdk-1550.build
deleted file mode 100644
index b99823f7d3..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/sdk-1550.build
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-MXLog: Ensure MXLogLevel.none works if it is set after another log level has already been configured.
diff --git a/changelog.d/sdk-1552.doc b/changelog.d/sdk-1552.doc
deleted file mode 100644
index 62f2912797..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/sdk-1552.doc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Update README for correct Swift usage.