diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index e082096be..4f3a2b8c5 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "16.10.0"
+  ".": "16.10.1"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6fda8f3aa..ab4cb62e2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 
 [1]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/release-please?activeTab=versions
 
+## [16.10.1](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/compare/v16.10.0...v16.10.1) (2024-03-13)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* draft-pull-requests config ([#2241](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/issues/2241)) ([7028527](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/commit/702852709d9f1efb7bfccf451bc961f0e5a144ac))
+
 ## [16.10.0](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/compare/v16.9.0...v16.10.0) (2024-03-11)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 604857e00..c99df096f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "release-please",
-  "version": "16.10.0",
+  "version": "16.10.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "release-please",
-      "version": "16.10.0",
+      "version": "16.10.1",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@conventional-commits/parser": "^0.4.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ff4079733..c2c082fd1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "release-please",
-  "version": "16.10.0",
+  "version": "16.10.1",
   "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 e079bdc14..59834b9c3 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 = '16.10.0';
+export const VERSION = '16.10.1';
 // x-release-please-end