diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
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@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+Changes in Element v1.6.16 (2024-05-29)
+=======================================
+
+Bugfixes 🐛
+----------
+ - Fix crash when accessing a local file and permission is revoked. ([#3616](https://github.com/element-hq/element-android/issues/3616))
+ - Fixes Element on Android 12+ being ineligible for URL deeplinks ([#5748](https://github.com/element-hq/element-android/issues/5748))
+ - Restore formatting when restoring a draft. Also keep formatting when switching composer mode. ([#7466](https://github.com/element-hq/element-android/issues/7466))
+
+Other changes
+-------------
+ - Update posthog sdk to 3.2.0 ([#8820](https://github.com/element-hq/element-android/issues/8820))
+ - Update Rust crypto SDK to version 0.4.1 ([#8838](https://github.com/element-hq/element-android/issues/8838))
+
+
 Changes in Element v1.6.14 (2024-04-02)
 =======================================
 
diff --git a/changelog.d/3616.bugfix b/changelog.d/3616.bugfix
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-Fix crash when accessing a local file and permission is revoked.
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diff --git a/changelog.d/5748.bugfix b/changelog.d/5748.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
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--- a/changelog.d/5748.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fixes Element on Android 12+ being ineligible for URL deeplinks
diff --git a/changelog.d/7466.bugfix b/changelog.d/7466.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index bcca741d27..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/7466.bugfix
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-Restore formatting when restoring a draft. Also keep formatting when switching composer mode.
diff --git a/changelog.d/8820.misc b/changelog.d/8820.misc
deleted file mode 100644
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--- a/changelog.d/8820.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Update posthog sdk to 3.2.0
diff --git a/changelog.d/8838.misc b/changelog.d/8838.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 8b3f2c8531..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/8838.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Update Rust crypto SDK to version 0.4.1
diff --git a/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/40106160.txt b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/40106160.txt
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index 0000000000..5c63108317
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@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Main changes in this version: Bug fixes.
+Full changelog: https://github.com/element-hq/element-android/releases