diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 1cb6f559d..1c0bdd4c1 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "16.11.0"
+  ".": "16.12.0"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 18869137d..bc6720e5b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,18 @@
 
 [1]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/release-please?activeTab=versions
 
+## [16.12.0](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/compare/v16.11.0...v16.12.0) (2024-06-06)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* issue a combined PR comment for all releases ([#2286](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/issues/2286)) ([719fdf5](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/commit/719fdf565e9f92694e7e38edee1eadcd62334681)), closes [#2285](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/issues/2285)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **node:** do not update versions of packages installed using a protocol ([#2281](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/issues/2281)) ([eeb1411](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/commit/eeb14111849aefa7024f754121f2c05a4e9ab1ea)), closes [#2173](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/issues/2173)
+
 ## [16.11.0](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/compare/v16.10.2...v16.11.0) (2024-06-06)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d7c4104db..9e7132c36 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "release-please",
-  "version": "16.11.0",
+  "version": "16.12.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "release-please",
-      "version": "16.11.0",
+      "version": "16.12.0",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@conventional-commits/parser": "^0.4.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3db15f9d8..a7c3bc25d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "release-please",
-  "version": "16.11.0",
+  "version": "16.12.0",
   "description": "generate release PRs based on the conventionalcommits.org spec",
   "main": "./build/src/index.js",
   "bin": "./build/src/bin/release-please.js",
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index d655141ef..2f7b71528 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -63,5 +63,5 @@ export const configSchema = require('../../schemas/config.json');
 export const manifestSchema = require('../../schemas/manifest.json');
 
 // x-release-please-start-version
-export const VERSION = '16.11.0';
+export const VERSION = '16.12.0';
 // x-release-please-end