diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c5bfbd7..eb235c6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
+## 2.6.16 (15 June 2024)
+
+* Logging prints a message when a directory that was not ignored is skipped
+  anyway because it contains no Ruby files.
+
+* Internal refactors.
+
 ## 2.6.15 (26 May 2024)
 
 * Internal improvements.
diff --git a/lib/zeitwerk/version.rb b/lib/zeitwerk/version.rb
index 42b4363..523004c 100644
--- a/lib/zeitwerk/version.rb
+++ b/lib/zeitwerk/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module Zeitwerk
-  VERSION = "2.6.15"
+  VERSION = "2.6.16"
 end