diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index d2b61439e..c7057d4cd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+mkdocs-material-9.6.16 (2025-07-26)
+
+  * Fixed #8349: Info plugin doesn't correctly detect virtualenv in some cases
+  * Fixed #8334: Find-in-page detects matches in hidden search result list
+
 mkdocs-material-9.6.15 (2025-07-01)
 
   * Updated Mongolian translations
diff --git a/docs/changelog/index.md b/docs/changelog/index.md
index 16824cad2..4b5af6047 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/index.md
+++ b/docs/changelog/index.md
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 ## Material for MkDocs
 
+### 9.6.16 <small>July 26, 2025</small> { id="9.6.16" }
+
+- Fixed #8349: Info plugin doesn't correctly detect virtualenv in some cases
+- Fixed #8334: Find-in-page detects matches in hidden search result list
+
 ### 9.6.15 <small>July 1, 2025</small> { id="9.6.15" }
 
 - Updated Mongolian translations
diff --git a/material/__init__.py b/material/__init__.py
index 847d25cce..d7dca7abe 100644
--- a/material/__init__.py
+++ b/material/__init__.py
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@
 # FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
 # IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
-__version__ = "9.6.15"
+__version__ = "9.6.16"
diff --git a/material/templates/base.html b/material/templates/base.html
index fa9beff5d..b1d206eba 100644
--- a/material/templates/base.html
+++ b/material/templates/base.html
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="{{ lang.t('rss.updated') }}" href="{{ 'feed_rss_updated.xml' | url }}">
       {% endif %}
       <link rel="icon" href="{{ config.theme.favicon | url }}">
-      <meta name="generator" content="mkdocs-{{ mkdocs_version }}, mkdocs-material-9.6.15">
+      <meta name="generator" content="mkdocs-{{ mkdocs_version }}, mkdocs-material-9.6.16">
     {% endblock %}
     {% block htmltitle %}
       {% if page.meta and page.meta.title %}
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 566c760ab..4e2ca5d11 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "mkdocs-material",
-  "version": "9.6.15",
+  "version": "9.6.16",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "mkdocs-material",
-      "version": "9.6.15",
+      "version": "9.6.16",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "clipboard": "^2.0.11",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4ebfce7b9..8057617e6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mkdocs-material",
-  "version": "9.6.15",
+  "version": "9.6.16",
   "description": "Documentation that simply works",
   "keywords": [
     "mkdocs",