diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 23ae9b3ffa..438887d2eb 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.815.0"
+  ".": "1.816.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 820f2c5d6c..086242321c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.816.0](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/compare/v1.815.0...v1.816.0) (2026-09-18)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* drafts follow their item through a move; behind means base ≠ head ([#10577](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10577)) ([f00b2fc](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/f00b2fcb1e65cb8f8e95d55f7cc58b816ac7d89d))
+* let every EE instance set the announcement banner ([#11238](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/11238)) ([87761d1](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/87761d179799026ebaf9ed91bf589852b5453ee3))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **cli:** read wmill.yaml from the branch a git-sync deploy writes to ([#11236](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/11236)) ([974b026](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/974b0265f85f9cfac65bbd2f6ebbcb0e966e3301))
+
 ## [1.815.0](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/compare/v1.814.0...v1.815.0) (2026-09-18)
 
 
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 297171ea20..198c13b19c 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.815.0
+1.816.0