diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bb1bb02fc..133a6ed5b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # ChangeLog
 
-## 1.16.0 (Unreleased)
+## 1.16.0
 
 ### Changed
 
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
   - Note: `FetchContent_Populate()` is still used for CMake versions prior to 3.18 to avoid `add_subdirectory()` behavior.
 - Bump downloaded libbson version from 1.30.3 to 2.1.0.
 
+### New features
+- Support in-place retry on KMS requests.
+
+### Fixed
+- Do not propagate `-fPIC` in CMake targets.
+
 ## 1.15.2
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 883c6b773..6e7bd5df8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ See [releasing](./doc/releasing.md).
 Distribution packages (i.e., .deb/.rpm) are built and published for several Linux distributions.  The installation of these packages for supported platforms is documented here.
 
 ### Unstable Development Distribution Packages ###
-To install the latest unstable development package, change `1.15` to `development` in the package URLs listed in the subsequent instructions. For example, `https://libmongocrypt.s3.amazonaws.com/apt/ubuntu <release>/libmongocrypt/1.15` in the instructions would become `https://libmongocrypt.s3.amazonaws.com/apt/ubuntu <release>/libmongocrypt/development`. Do not use the unstable version of libmongocrypt in a production environment.
+To install the latest unstable development package, change `1.16` to `development` in the package URLs listed in the subsequent instructions. For example, `https://libmongocrypt.s3.amazonaws.com/apt/ubuntu <release>/libmongocrypt/1.16` in the instructions would become `https://libmongocrypt.s3.amazonaws.com/apt/ubuntu <release>/libmongocrypt/development`. Do not use the unstable version of libmongocrypt in a production environment.
 
 ### .deb Packages (Debian and Ubuntu) ###
 
@@ -147,13 +147,13 @@ sudo sh -c 'curl -s --location https://pgp.mongodb.com/libmongocrypt.asc | gpg -
 Second, create a list entry for the repository.  For Ubuntu systems (be sure to change `<release>` to `xenial`, `bionic`, `focal`, or `jammy`, as appropriate to your system):
 
 ```
-echo "deb https://libmongocrypt.s3.amazonaws.com/apt/ubuntu <release>/libmongocrypt/1.15 universe" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/libmongocrypt.list
+echo "deb https://libmongocrypt.s3.amazonaws.com/apt/ubuntu <release>/libmongocrypt/1.16 universe" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/libmongocrypt.list
 ```
 
 For Debian systems (be sure to change `<release>` to `stretch`, `buster`, `bullseye`, or `bookworm` as appropriate to your system):
 
 ```
-echo "deb https://libmongocrypt.s3.amazonaws.com/apt/debian <release>/libmongocrypt/1.15 main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/libmongocrypt.list
+echo "deb https://libmongocrypt.s3.amazonaws.com/apt/debian <release>/libmongocrypt/1.16 main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/libmongocrypt.list
 ```
 
 #### Package installation ####
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ Create the file `/etc/yum.repos.d/libmongocrypt.repo` with contents:
 ```
 [libmongocrypt]
 name=libmongocrypt repository
-baseurl=https://libmongocrypt.s3.amazonaws.com/yum/redhat/$releasever/libmongocrypt/1.15/x86_64
+baseurl=https://libmongocrypt.s3.amazonaws.com/yum/redhat/$releasever/libmongocrypt/1.16/x86_64
 gpgcheck=1
 enabled=1
 gpgkey=https://pgp.mongodb.com/libmongocrypt.asc
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ Create the file `/etc/yum.repos.d/libmongocrypt.repo` with contents:
 ```
 [libmongocrypt]
 name=libmongocrypt repository
-baseurl=https://libmongocrypt.s3.amazonaws.com/yum/amazon/2023/libmongocrypt/1.15/x86_64
+baseurl=https://libmongocrypt.s3.amazonaws.com/yum/amazon/2023/libmongocrypt/1.16/x86_64
 gpgcheck=1
 enabled=1
 gpgkey=https://pgp.mongodb.com/libmongocrypt.asc
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ Create the file `/etc/yum.repos.d/libmongocrypt.repo` with contents:
 ```
 [libmongocrypt]
 name=libmongocrypt repository
-baseurl=https://libmongocrypt.s3.amazonaws.com/yum/amazon/2/libmongocrypt/1.15/x86_64
+baseurl=https://libmongocrypt.s3.amazonaws.com/yum/amazon/2/libmongocrypt/1.16/x86_64
 gpgcheck=1
 enabled=1
 gpgkey=https://pgp.mongodb.com/libmongocrypt.asc
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ Create the file `/etc/yum.repos.d/libmongocrypt.repo` with contents:
 ```
 [libmongocrypt]
 name=libmongocrypt repository
-baseurl=https://libmongocrypt.s3.amazonaws.com/yum/amazon/2013.03/libmongocrypt/1.15/x86_64
+baseurl=https://libmongocrypt.s3.amazonaws.com/yum/amazon/2013.03/libmongocrypt/1.16/x86_64
 gpgcheck=1
 enabled=1
 gpgkey=https://pgp.mongodb.com/libmongocrypt.asc
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ sudo rpm --import https://pgp.mongodb.com/libmongocrypt.asc
 Second, add the repository (be sure to change `<release>` to `12` or `15`, as appropriate to your system):
 
 ```
-sudo zypper addrepo --gpgcheck "https://libmongocrypt.s3.amazonaws.com/zypper/suse/<release>/libmongocrypt/1.15/x86_64" libmongocrypt
+sudo zypper addrepo --gpgcheck "https://libmongocrypt.s3.amazonaws.com/zypper/suse/<release>/libmongocrypt/1.16/x86_64" libmongocrypt
 ```
 
 Finally, install the libmongocrypt packages:
diff --git a/etc/cyclonedx.sbom.json b/etc/cyclonedx.sbom.json
index 902d7c1eb..e389b9ba5 100644
--- a/etc/cyclonedx.sbom.json
+++ b/etc/cyclonedx.sbom.json
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     }
   ],
   "metadata": {
-    "timestamp": "2025-08-01T13:26:30.945797+00:00",
+    "timestamp": "2025-09-30T13:11:39.009152+00:00",
     "tools": [
       {
         "externalReferences": [
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
       }
     ]
   },
-  "serialNumber": "urn:uuid:de1683b2-bcff-4e7b-a995-f464e1c3ba6a",
+  "serialNumber": "urn:uuid:db42becc-dc47-45fe-8841-f6ac454aaacf",
   "version": 1,
   "$schema": "http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom-1.5.schema.json",
   "bomFormat": "CycloneDX",