diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0b98007772..31c5c5e97f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,22 @@
 # Changelog
+## v3.16.0 (2026-07-15)
+
+### New Features
+
+- feat: actionable guidance for removed v2 interfaces (#6004)
+- feat(serve): add SageMaker GenAI inference benchmarking and recommendation (#5874)
+- feat(feature-store): add BatchWriteRecord and ListRecords to FeatureGroup (#5983)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- fix(iam): scope repo-level ECR actions to prevent false deny in preflight validation (#6024)
+- fix: filter full recipe template from serverless train() (#6021)
+- Fix sm-train unit tests + use single logger in base trainer (#6030)
+
+### Tests
+
+- test(mlops): Skip non-PEP440 version keys in sklearn_latest_version (#6022)
+
 ## v3.15.1 (2026-07-09)
 
 ### New Features
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index c3df54c9b8..1eeac129c5 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.15.1
+3.16.0
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index df12568933..43146b2025 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ classifiers = [
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-  "sagemaker-core>=2.15.1,<3.0.0",
-  "sagemaker-train>=1.15.1,<2.0.0",
-  "sagemaker-serve>=1.15.1,<2.0.0",
-  "sagemaker-mlops>=1.15.1,<2.0.0",
+  "sagemaker-core>=2.16.0,<3.0.0",
+  "sagemaker-train>=1.16.0,<2.0.0",
+  "sagemaker-serve>=1.16.0,<2.0.0",
+  "sagemaker-mlops>=1.16.0,<2.0.0",
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
diff --git a/sagemaker-core/CHANGELOG.md b/sagemaker-core/CHANGELOG.md
index e8dde0d475..ce1d2e0044 100644
--- a/sagemaker-core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/sagemaker-core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
 # Changelog
+## v2.16.0 (2026-07-15)
+
+### New Features
+
+- feat: actionable guidance for removed v2 interfaces (#6004)
+- feat(feature-store): add BatchWriteRecord and ListRecords to FeatureGroup (#5983)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- fix(iam): scope repo-level ECR actions to prevent false deny in preflight validation (#6024)
+
 ## v2.15.1 (2026-07-09)
 
 ### New Features
diff --git a/sagemaker-core/VERSION b/sagemaker-core/VERSION
index 3b1fc7950f..7524906967 100644
--- a/sagemaker-core/VERSION
+++ b/sagemaker-core/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.15.1
+2.16.0
diff --git a/sagemaker-mlops/CHANGELOG.md b/sagemaker-mlops/CHANGELOG.md
index 7b2e32960c..86c3678ff1 100644
--- a/sagemaker-mlops/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/sagemaker-mlops/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
+## v1.16.0 (2026-07-15)
+
+### Tests
+
+- test(mlops): Skip non-PEP440 version keys in sklearn_latest_version (#6022)
+
 ## v1.15.1 (2026-07-09)
 
 ### New Features
diff --git a/sagemaker-mlops/VERSION b/sagemaker-mlops/VERSION
index ace44233b4..15b989e398 100644
--- a/sagemaker-mlops/VERSION
+++ b/sagemaker-mlops/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.15.1
+1.16.0
diff --git a/sagemaker-mlops/pyproject.toml b/sagemaker-mlops/pyproject.toml
index 5581f55b1d..c9240d7564 100644
--- a/sagemaker-mlops/pyproject.toml
+++ b/sagemaker-mlops/pyproject.toml
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "sagemaker-core>=2.15.1",
-    "sagemaker-train>=1.15.1",
-    "sagemaker-serve>=1.15.1",
+    "sagemaker-core>=2.16.0",
+    "sagemaker-train>=1.16.0",
+    "sagemaker-serve>=1.16.0",
     "cryptography>=46.0.0",
     "boto3>=1.42.2,<2.0",
     "botocore>=1.42.2,<2.0",
diff --git a/sagemaker-serve/CHANGELOG.md b/sagemaker-serve/CHANGELOG.md
index 1cd9f54bbc..1a0b946954 100644
--- a/sagemaker-serve/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/sagemaker-serve/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
+## v1.16.0 (2026-07-15)
+
+### New Features
+
+- feat(serve): add SageMaker GenAI inference benchmarking and recommendation (#5874)
+
 ## v1.15.1 (2026-07-09)
 
 ### New Features
diff --git a/sagemaker-serve/VERSION b/sagemaker-serve/VERSION
index ace44233b4..15b989e398 100644
--- a/sagemaker-serve/VERSION
+++ b/sagemaker-serve/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.15.1
+1.16.0
diff --git a/sagemaker-serve/pyproject.toml b/sagemaker-serve/pyproject.toml
index 36d3db6eae..b5606cc20d 100644
--- a/sagemaker-serve/pyproject.toml
+++ b/sagemaker-serve/pyproject.toml
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "sagemaker-core>=2.15.1",
-    "sagemaker-train>=1.15.1",
+    "sagemaker-core>=2.16.0",
+    "sagemaker-train>=1.16.0",
     "boto3>=1.42.2,<2.0",
     "botocore>=1.35.75,<2.0",
     "deepdiff",
diff --git a/sagemaker-train/CHANGELOG.md b/sagemaker-train/CHANGELOG.md
index 1916318886..e8eba09a27 100644
--- a/sagemaker-train/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/sagemaker-train/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
+## v1.16.0 (2026-07-15)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- fix: filter full recipe template from serverless train() (#6021)
+- Fix sm-train unit tests + use single logger in base trainer (#6030)
+
 ## v1.15.1 (2026-07-09)
 
 ### New Features
diff --git a/sagemaker-train/VERSION b/sagemaker-train/VERSION
index ace44233b4..15b989e398 100644
--- a/sagemaker-train/VERSION
+++ b/sagemaker-train/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.15.1
+1.16.0
diff --git a/sagemaker-train/pyproject.toml b/sagemaker-train/pyproject.toml
index 6c792ab8fb..2a1c2b4cfb 100644
--- a/sagemaker-train/pyproject.toml
+++ b/sagemaker-train/pyproject.toml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "sagemaker-core>=2.15.1",
+    "sagemaker-core>=2.16.0",
     "graphene>=3,<4",
     "typing_extensions>=4.9.0",
     "tblib>=1.7.0",