diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index ad8d6445..f85af25e 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{ ".": "8.16.0" }
+{".":"8.16.1"}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 41dacb9c..f694326a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## [8.16.1](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/iexec-sdk/compare/v8.16.0...v8.16.1) (2025-07-03)
+
+
+### Changed
+
+* drop support for node 18 ([#449](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/iexec-sdk/issues/449)) ([4d48d18](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/iexec-sdk/commit/4d48d18dca4f36e747fb970b7e7519be2a302fb2))
+
 ## [8.16.0] (2025-06-19)
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 9c3380b1..9abcbdcb 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "iexec",
-  "version": "8.16.0",
+  "version": "8.16.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "iexec",
-      "version": "8.16.0",
+      "version": "8.16.1",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@ensdomains/ens-contracts": "^1.2.5",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c6bfbda1..521691b9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "iexec",
-  "version": "8.16.0",
+  "version": "8.16.1",
   "description": "iExec SDK",
   "bin": {
     "iexec": "dist/esm/cli/cmd/iexec.js"