Version bump to 8.16.1 and and changelogs for PR elastic#253.

mashhurs · mashhurs · commit afbdf8120bf3 · 2025-01-27T16:59:23.000-08:00
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+## 8.16.1
+  - Provides a guidance in logs when plugin version mismatches with connected Elasticsearch `major.minor` version [#253](https://github.com/elastic/logstash-filter-elastic_integration/pull/253)  
+
 ## 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
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
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-8.16.0
+8.16.1
