diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index ac7667c..bc7e4aa 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.15.3"
+  ".": "0.16.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 69d2f93..d3c66bd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.16.0](https://github.com/sleep3r/mtproto.zig/compare/v0.15.3...v0.16.0) (2026-04-11)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **mtbuddy:** ask about MiddleProxy during install ([#174](https://github.com/sleep3r/mtproto.zig/issues/174)) ([6985478](https://github.com/sleep3r/mtproto.zig/commit/69854788f41f7bc2c429e00e26f3752677c0072c))
+
 ## [0.15.3](https://github.com/sleep3r/mtproto.zig/compare/v0.15.2...v0.15.3) (2026-04-11)
 
 
diff --git a/src/ctl/main.zig b/src/ctl/main.zig
index b1bc0a3..60f1ba4 100644
--- a/src/ctl/main.zig
+++ b/src/ctl/main.zig
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const uninstall = @import("uninstall.zig");
 const Tui = tui_mod.Tui;
 const Color = tui_mod.Color;
 
-const version = "0.15.3"; // x-release-please-version
+const version = "0.16.0"; // x-release-please-version
 
 pub fn main() !void {
     var arena = std.heap.ArenaAllocator.init(std.heap.page_allocator);
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index 7b517a2..4d43b10 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ fn lockFreeLog(
 
 const log = std.log.scoped(.mtproto);
 
-const version = "0.15.3"; // x-release-please-version
+const version = "0.16.0"; // x-release-please-version
 
 // ============= Output Helpers (Zig 0.15 compatible) =============