diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 3ba0b21e..ad3cb384 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.16.0
+current_version = 0.16.1
 commit = False
 tag = False
 parse = (?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+)\.(?P<patch>\d+)
diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 03936e73..20b74ff5 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/managing-your-repositorys-settings-and-features/customizing-your-repository/about-code-owners
-# 
+#
 # These owners will be the default owners for everything in
 # the repo (*). Unless a later match takes precedence,
 # the following will be requested for
 # review when someone opens a pull request.
-* @dombean @diego-ons
\ No newline at end of file
+* @ONSdigital/support-and-innovation-lab-rdsa
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2e3dc4cd..b6d5b7c0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,19 @@ and this project adheres to [semantic versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Removed
 
+## [0.16.1] - 2026-02-19
+
+### Added
+
+### Changed
+- Change `CODEOWNERS` owners to RDSA SAIL team.
+
+### Deprecated
+
+### Fixed
+
+### Removed
+
 ## [0.16.0] - 2025-08-22
 
 ### Added
@@ -931,6 +944,8 @@ and this project adheres to [semantic versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 > due to bugs in the GitHub Action `deploy_pypi.yaml`, which deploys to PyPI
 > and GitHub Releases.
 
+- rdsa-utils v0.16.1: [GitHub Release](https://github.com/ONSdigital/rdsa-utils/releases/tag/v0.16.1) |
+  [PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/rdsa-utils/0.16.1/)
 - rdsa-utils v0.16.0: [GitHub Release](https://github.com/ONSdigital/rdsa-utils/releases/tag/v0.16.0) |
   [PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/rdsa-utils/0.16.0/)
 - rdsa-utils v0.15.0: [GitHub Release](https://github.com/ONSdigital/rdsa-utils/releases/tag/v0.15.0) |
diff --git a/rdsa_utils/__init__.py b/rdsa_utils/__init__.py
index 5a313cc7..113af05a 100644
--- a/rdsa_utils/__init__.py
+++ b/rdsa_utils/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.16.0"
+__version__ = "0.16.1"