diff --git a/anitya/__init__.py b/anitya/__init__.py
index 5ff30802c..5da0a3f54 100644
--- a/anitya/__init__.py
+++ b/anitya/__init__.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 
 __api_version__ = "1.0"
-__version__ = "0.16.0"
+__version__ = "0.16.1"
diff --git a/docs/release-notes.rst b/docs/release-notes.rst
index d05659cd5..683d2486e 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes.rst
+++ b/docs/release-notes.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,31 @@ Release Notes
 
 .. towncrier release notes start
 
+0.16.1 (2019-07-16)
+===================
+
+Bug Fixes
+---------
+
+* Check service: Counters saved to database are always 0
+  (`#795 <https://github.com/release-monitoring/anitya/issues/795>`_)
+
+
+Development Changes
+-------------------
+
+* Fix issue with documentation build
+  (`#789 <https://github.com/release-monitoring/anitya/issues/789>`_)
+
+
+Contributors
+------------
+Many thanks to the contributors of bug reports, pull requests, and pull request
+reviews for this release:
+
+* Michal Konečný
+
+
 0.16.0 (2019-06-24)
 ===================
 
diff --git a/news/789.dev b/news/789.dev
deleted file mode 100644
index 35c33a8b1..000000000
--- a/news/789.dev
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix issue with documentation build
diff --git a/news/795.bug b/news/795.bug
deleted file mode 100644
index 43a6b170b..000000000
--- a/news/795.bug
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Check service: Counters saved to database are always 0