diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d1600f8..0032b65 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/).
 
+## [0.16.1] - 2026-07-18
+
+### Changed
+
+- Updated `bengal-stm` dependency from 0.13.0 to 0.15.0
+
 ## [0.16.0] - 2026-03-10
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index 4c18754..b37343b 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ object DependencyVersions {
   val scala2p13Version = "2.13.16"
   val scala3Version    = "3.6.4"
 
-  val bengalStmVersion           = "0.13.0"
+  val bengalStmVersion           = "0.15.0"
   val bigMathVersion             = "2.3.2"
   val catsEffectVersion          = "3.6.3"
   val catsEffectTestingVersion   = "1.7.0"