diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 6c17b97..811e184 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "7.15.0"
+  ".": "7.16.0"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 88f33a1..d9c8661 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -26,6 +26,19 @@
   ACK streams that never make progress (previously loops without a progress
   guarantee, reachable only with buggy/hostile firmware).
 
+## [7.16.0](https://github.com/OpenDisplay/py-opendisplay/compare/v7.15.0...v7.16.0) (2026-08-14)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* map 13.3" Spectra 6 split panel to the v2 measured palette ([85eeee2](https://github.com/OpenDisplay/py-opendisplay/commit/85eeee28500938474a8f293245641e0167f4d3c2))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **device:** ignore frames from other commands during a config read ([1e26804](https://github.com/OpenDisplay/py-opendisplay/commit/1e268044ae7802071fc70179340e4ed8094b7843))
+* **transport:** flush the notification queue on every BLE disconnect ([0f39f42](https://github.com/OpenDisplay/py-opendisplay/commit/0f39f42756d51af6ff6ad9f6ca0d3e3e34a339f3))
+
 ## [7.15.0](https://github.com/OpenDisplay/py-opendisplay/compare/v7.14.2...v7.15.0) (2026-08-03)
 
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 300354e..cd7ba32 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "py-opendisplay"
-version = "7.15.0"
+version = "7.16.0"
 description = "Python library for OpenDisplay BLE e-paper displays"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index c0e6096..3397925 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "py-opendisplay"
-version = "7.15.0"
+version = "7.16.0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "bleak" },