diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index f1f01eaf9..ae08ea1a9 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "16.12.1"
+  ".": "16.12.2"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 39e32f9cc..02e0e5bc8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,16 @@
 
 [1]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/release-please?activeTab=versions
 
+## [16.12.2](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/compare/v16.12.1...v16.12.2) (2024-09-11)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* debug log error message of unparsed commits ([#2326](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/issues/2326)) ([83eb3e4](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/commit/83eb3e4ead56ad6ef77be57050ba9a4770ae9d20))
+* **deps:** update dependency diff to v7 ([#2372](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/issues/2372)) ([1491ab6](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/commit/1491ab69deb445d9909590d2c0e54afc9e77f2eb))
+* support-node-workspace-plugin-prerelease ([#2249](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/issues/2249)) ([88dc416](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/commit/88dc41604cb3e1fc764491f246407b00514a6c89))
+* use strategies for rust workspace plugin ([#2320](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/issues/2320)) ([427db6d](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/commit/427db6d668d29608fa0c2b9a3fea80a90215ab9f))
+
 ## [16.12.1](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/compare/v16.12.0...v16.12.1) (2024-09-11)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 181ee2736..dd590cb65 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "release-please",
-  "version": "16.12.1",
+  "version": "16.12.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "release-please",
-      "version": "16.12.1",
+      "version": "16.12.2",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@conventional-commits/parser": "^0.4.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 540047120..190d3ee0d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "release-please",
-  "version": "16.12.1",
+  "version": "16.12.2",
   "description": "generate release PRs based on the conventionalcommits.org spec",
   "main": "./build/src/index.js",
   "bin": "./build/src/bin/release-please.js",
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index c0033a7f9..42b7c5604 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -63,5 +63,5 @@ export const configSchema = require('../../schemas/config.json');
 export const manifestSchema = require('../../schemas/manifest.json');
 
 // x-release-please-start-version
-export const VERSION = '16.12.1';
+export const VERSION = '16.12.2';
 // x-release-please-end