diff --git a/docs/release-notes/index.md b/docs/release-notes/index.md
index 54cba8bf32..60c7f801fc 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/index.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/index.md
@@ -26,12 +26,10 @@ To check for security updates, go to [Security announcements for the Elastic sta
 %
 % ### Fixes [next-fixes]
 
-## Next [next]
-**Release date:** Month day, year
+## 4.16.0 [4-16-0]
+**Release date:** Jun 30, 2026
 
-### Features and enhancements [next-features-enhancements]
-
-### Fixes [next-fixes]
+### Fixes [4-16-0-fixes]
 
 * Fix a possible infinite loop during Lambda runner freeze.
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ffc5cb7983..53bb01505c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "elastic-apm-node",
-  "version": "4.15.0",
+  "version": "4.16.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "elastic-apm-node",
-      "version": "4.15.0",
+      "version": "4.16.0",
       "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
       "dependencies": {
         "@elastic/ecs-pino-format": "^1.5.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5eb79b0fe9..2e68dfce40 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "elastic-apm-node",
-  "version": "4.15.0",
+  "version": "4.16.0",
   "description": "The official Elastic APM agent for Node.js",
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public",