diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 4f2215a..36a874c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 Changelog for package ur_description
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-Forthcoming
------------
+2.1.6 (2024-08-09)
+------------------
 * Fixed typo in README.md (`#176 <https://github.com/UniversalRobots/Universal_Robots_ROS2_Description/issues/176>`_)
 * Added dynamics tag when using mock_components/GenericSystem (backport of `#175 <https://github.com/UniversalRobots/Universal_Robots_ROS2_Description/issues/175>`_)
 * Auto-update pre-commit hooks (`#171 <https://github.com/UniversalRobots/Universal_Robots_ROS2_Description/issues/171>`_) (`#172 <https://github.com/UniversalRobots/Universal_Robots_ROS2_Description/issues/172>`_)
diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index e81ded6..ba6f7df 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <?xml-model href="http://download.ros.org/schema/package_format3.xsd" schematypens="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"?>
 <package format="3">
   <name>ur_description</name>
-  <version>2.1.5</version>
+  <version>2.1.6</version>
   <description>
     URDF description for Universal Robots
   </description>