diff --git a/copyparty/__version__.py b/copyparty/__version__.py
index e4644c55..7ccc03c0 100644
--- a/copyparty/__version__.py
+++ b/copyparty/__version__.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # coding: utf-8
 
-VERSION = (1, 16, 1)
+VERSION = (1, 16, 2)
 CODENAME = "COPYparty"
-BUILD_DT = (2024, 11, 15)
+BUILD_DT = (2024, 11, 23)
 
 S_VERSION = ".".join(map(str, VERSION))
 S_BUILD_DT = "{0:04d}-{1:02d}-{2:02d}".format(*BUILD_DT)
diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index 8ade7373..29914a86 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,24 @@
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+# 2024-1115-2218  `v1.16.1`  cbz thumbnails
+
+## 🧪 new features
+
+* thumbnails of .cbz manga archives 4d15dd6e
+
+## 🩹 bugfixes
+
+* when running with `-j0`, download-ETA could break in complex volume layouts 10fc4768
+* linking to the image gallery didn't quite work if multiselect was enabled 56a04996
+* password-hashing parameters (cpu/ram cost) could not be customized 1f177528
+  * the defaults must be perfect considering nobody ever tried changing them ¯\\_(ツ)_/¯
+
+## 🔧 other changes
+
+* add intentional crash on startup if two volumes are configured to use the same histpath 2b63d7d1
+  * prevents funky deadlocks and an eventual database loss in case of a no-thoughts-head-empty moment, purely hypothetical of course 🗿
+
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 # 2024-1110-1932  `v1.16.0`  COPYparty