diff --git a/.github/release-please/manifest.json b/.github/release-please/manifest.json
index 744a7fa21234..ece90034bffa 100644
--- a/.github/release-please/manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please/manifest.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "sdk/zksync-web3.js": "0.15.4",
   "sdk/zksync-rs": "0.4.0",
-  "core": "16.2.0",
+  "core": "16.2.1",
   "prover": "7.2.0"
 }
diff --git a/core/CHANGELOG.md b/core/CHANGELOG.md
index 06e8c7ffa65a..64620bb8dade 100644
--- a/core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [16.2.1](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/compare/core-v16.2.0...core-v16.2.1) (2023-10-27)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **db-index:** Add missing index from FRI prover jobs ([#334](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/334)) ([730447f](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/730447f90efb2478097f06c2ed5d965ac65b7874))
+* incorrect directory of intrinsic.rs generated.  ([#332](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/332)) ([#336](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/336)) ([eefaad0](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/eefaad0e7e7766a269ee9022b3758be4ee32f1a1))
+
 ## [16.2.0](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/compare/core-v16.1.0...core-v16.2.0) (2023-10-26)