diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 8269320af..1c32d32aa 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "16.14.4"
+  ".": "16.15.0"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0c73f0954..3e7604bd8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 
 [1]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/release-please?activeTab=versions
 
+## [16.15.0](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/compare/v16.14.4...v16.15.0) (2024-11-13)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add `always-update` option to push to always push to release branch ([72d40df](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/commit/72d40df677b08fd52654a4c3b320649f63b9c635))
+
 ## [16.14.4](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/compare/v16.14.3...v16.14.4) (2024-11-12)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a58ed8305..62e782a78 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "release-please",
-  "version": "16.14.4",
+  "version": "16.15.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "release-please",
-      "version": "16.14.4",
+      "version": "16.15.0",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@conventional-commits/parser": "^0.4.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6d33fd748..d0f020d52 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "release-please",
-  "version": "16.14.4",
+  "version": "16.15.0",
   "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 7b112819e..d92429450 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 = '16.14.4';
+export const VERSION = '16.15.0';
 // x-release-please-end