diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 665ffe42..682add1e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ## [Unreleased]
 <!-- Add new changes here -->
 
+## [0.16.1] 2024-06-25
+
+### Fixed
+- Removed old `babel-core` dependency that was unused but caused security scanners to flag vulnerabilities.
+
 ## [0.16.0] 2024-06-18
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b6196391..d81a72c5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "jscodeshift",
-  "version": "0.16.0",
+  "version": "0.16.1",
   "description": "A toolkit for JavaScript codemods",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",