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+## 8.16.0
+  - Aligns with stack major and minor versions, no functional changes [#210](https://github.com/elastic/logstash-filter-elastic_integration/pull/210)
+  - Embeds Ingest Node components from Elasticsearch 8.16
+  - Compatible with Logstash 8.15+
+
 ## 0.1.17
     - Add `x-elastic-product-origin` header to Elasticsearch requests [#197](https://github.com/elastic/logstash-filter-elastic_integration/pull/197)
 
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-0.1.17
+8.16.0