release: cut the v16.2.4 release

Author: amysorto

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+<a name="16.2.4"></a>
+# 16.2.4 "wood-wagon" (2023-09-13)
+### material
+| Commit | Type | Description |
+| -- | -- | -- |
+| [38ebf49060](https://github.com/angular/components/commit/38ebf4906057b2e7ad6d6cec881268339f43c972) | fix | **autocomplete:** requireSelection incorrectly resetting value when there are no options ([#27781](https://github.com/angular/components/pull/27781)) |
+
+<!-- CHANGELOG SPLIT MARKER -->
+
 <a name="16.2.3"></a>
 # 16.2.3 "plastic-part" (2023-09-07)
 ### cdk

package.json

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     "ci-notify-slack-failure": "ts-node --esm --project scripts/tsconfig.json scripts/circleci/notify-slack-job-failure.mts",
     "prepare": "husky install"
   },
-  "version": "16.2.3",
+  "version": "16.2.4",
   "dependencies": {
     "@angular/animations": "^16.1.1",
     "@angular/common": "^16.1.1",