diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 129fd31a..bf7845f7 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "2.16.1"
+  ".": "2.16.2"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 665384e9..a87fbee2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.16.2](https://github.com/Viren070/AIOStreams/compare/v2.16.1...v2.16.2) (2025-10-25)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **frontend:** provide initialUuid, adjust start setup button text when logged in ([852ba9c](https://github.com/Viren070/AIOStreams/commit/852ba9c485e16091501bcccf93f8df6d2464eace))
+* improve patterns for detecting 2 titles ([5812346](https://github.com/Viren070/AIOStreams/commit/5812346da5a6e72fe4537db84bdd8448934a7973))
+* normalise redirect url when extracting infohash ([c8cce41](https://github.com/Viren070/AIOStreams/commit/c8cce4176a0eb09a44edc8dc1a6db84c5fff6c13))
+* parse size strings using bytes library for accurate size conversion ([108099b](https://github.com/Viren070/AIOStreams/commit/108099b30da62c01e90d985db870937471266337))
+* **presets/sootio:** update for http providers ([297c4c0](https://github.com/Viren070/AIOStreams/commit/297c4c068bd1ea79a1b877eea4d3f6774e0bfaf1))
+* update ip fields to accept any string ([4a25c1a](https://github.com/Viren070/AIOStreams/commit/4a25c1aee10477895486cfb55b06e211bc43a961)), closes [#453](https://github.com/Viren070/AIOStreams/issues/453)
+
 ## [2.16.1](https://github.com/Viren070/AIOStreams/compare/v2.16.0...v2.16.1) (2025-10-23)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e72bb568..867d2015 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "aiostreams",
-  "version": "2.16.1",
+  "version": "2.16.2",
   "description": "AIOStreams consolidates multiple Stremio addons and debrid services into a single, easily configurable addon. It allows highly customisable filtering, sorting, and formatting of results and supports proxying all your streams through MediaFlow Proxy or StremThru for improved compatibility and IP restriction bypassing.",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "dist/index.js",