diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fe86e0e5..a26faa77 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,27 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## v0.16.0
+
+[compare changes](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/compare/v0.15.4...v0.16.0)
+
+### 🚀 Enhancements
+
+- ⚠️  ESM background support ([#398](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/398))
+
+### 📖 Documentation
+
+- Document how to opt into ESM ([1e12ce2](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/commit/1e12ce2))
+
+### 🏡 Chore
+
+- **deps-dev:** Bump lint-staged from 15.2.0 to 15.2.1 ([#395](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/395))
+- **deps-dev:** Bump p-map from 7.0.0 to 7.0.1 ([#396](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/396))
+- **deps-dev:** Bump @vitest/coverage-v8 from 1.0.1 to 1.2.2 ([#397](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/397))
+
+#### ⚠️ Breaking Changes
+
+- ⚠️  ESM background support ([#398](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/398))
+
 ## v0.15.4
 
 [compare changes](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/compare/v0.15.3...v0.15.4)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index be916bb0..69ea5c4f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "wxt",
   "type": "module",
-  "version": "0.15.4",
+  "version": "0.16.0",
   "description": "Next gen framework for developing web extensions",
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=18",