diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 507e08c..33c9ea3 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 Changes
 =======
 
+Version 1.2.16 (released 2023-10-31)
+
+- Pins watchdog due to Werkzeug version incompatibility
+
 Version 1.2.15 (released 2023-05-02)
 
 - Pins Werkzeug<2.3.0 due to removed deprecations (for example ``Authoriation`` headers
diff --git a/invenio_base/__init__.py b/invenio_base/__init__.py
index 28f487f..ee89de7 100644
--- a/invenio_base/__init__.py
+++ b/invenio_base/__init__.py
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ def index():
 
     security.safe_str_cmp = hmac.compare_digest
 
-__version__ = "1.2.15"
+__version__ = "1.2.16"
 
 __all__ = (
     "__version__",