diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 9f5a4daa..bc7e4aae 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.15.4"
+  ".": "0.16.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e28d4ba6..e6b425dc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.16.0](https://github.com/wrightkit/wright/compare/v0.15.4...v0.16.0) (2026-10-11)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **bench:** re-grade stored runs when a scenario's checks change ([#621](https://github.com/wrightkit/wright/issues/621)) ([b77f80a](https://github.com/wrightkit/wright/commit/b77f80aa8f151f20698f67dbef5ae5be38939732))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **driver:** run canonical validation on check for compile-capable providers ([#619](https://github.com/wrightkit/wright/issues/619)) ([3ec316d](https://github.com/wrightkit/wright/commit/3ec316df5bdcd66f9545276e6c6502a892ddedf4))
+
 ## [0.15.4](https://github.com/wrightkit/wright/compare/v0.15.3...v0.15.4) (2026-10-10)
 
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 18a7b012..8e9d5a3c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2268,7 +2268,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wright-analyzer"
-version = "0.15.4"
+version = "0.16.0"
 dependencies = [
  "hotpath",
  "serde",
@@ -2280,7 +2280,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wright-bench"
-version = "0.15.4"
+version = "0.16.0"
 dependencies = [
  "hotpath",
  "libc",
@@ -2292,7 +2292,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wright-cli"
-version = "0.15.4"
+version = "0.16.0"
 dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "clap_complete",
@@ -2311,7 +2311,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wright-consumer"
-version = "0.15.4"
+version = "0.16.0"
 dependencies = [
  "serde_json",
  "wright-driver",
@@ -2319,7 +2319,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wright-driver"
-version = "0.15.4"
+version = "0.16.0"
 dependencies = [
  "flate2",
  "hotpath",
@@ -2338,7 +2338,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wright-language"
-version = "0.15.4"
+version = "0.16.0"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
@@ -2351,7 +2351,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wright-lpp"
-version = "0.15.4"
+version = "0.16.0"
 dependencies = [
  "os_pipe",
  "serde",
@@ -2360,7 +2360,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wright-lsp"
-version = "0.15.4"
+version = "0.16.0"
 dependencies = [
  "lsp-types",
  "serde",
@@ -2370,7 +2370,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wright-transform"
-version = "0.15.4"
+version = "0.16.0"
 dependencies = [
  "hotpath",
  "serde",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 09d5f52f..2d2fe87a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ members = ["crates/wright-analyzer", "crates/wright-driver", "crates/wright-cli"
 resolver = "3"
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.15.4"
+version = "0.16.0"
 edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.85.0"
 license = "AGPL-3.0-or-later"
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 7ffdfa1c..04a373ef 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.15.4
+0.16.0