diff --git a/.version b/.version
index 141f2e80..15b989e3 100644
--- a/.version
+++ b/.version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.15.0
+1.16.0
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a7cddb19..5043fe36 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,44 @@
+## v1.16.0
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- use `quoted-printable` encoding for mails to prevent line limitation ([5cf73e9](https://github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/commit/5cf73e9309640d097ba94d97851cf502b7b2e063) by @stonith404)
+- automatically create parent directory of Sqlite db ([cfc9e46](https://github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/commit/cfc9e464d983b051e7ed4da1620fae61dc73cff2) by @stonith404)
+- global audit log user filter not working ([d98c0a3](https://github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/commit/d98c0a391a747f9eea70ea01c3f984264a4a7a19) by @stonith404)
+- theme mode not correctly applied if selected manually ([a1cd325](https://github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/commit/a1cd3251cd2b7d7aca610696ef338c5d01fdce2e) by @stonith404)
+- hide theme switcher on auth pages because of dynamic background ([5d6a7fd](https://github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/commit/5d6a7fdb58b6b82894dcb9be3b9fe6ca3e53f5fa) by @stonith404)
+
+### Documentation
+
+- add `ENCRYPTION_KEY` to `.env.example` for breaking change preparation ([4eeb06f](https://github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/commit/4eeb06f29d984164939bf66299075efead87ee19) by @stonith404)
+
+### Features
+
+- light/dark/system mode switcher ([#1081](https://github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/pull/1081) by @kmendell)
+- add support for S3 storage backend ([#1080](https://github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/pull/1080) by @stonith404)
+- add support for WEBP profile pictures ([#1090](https://github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/pull/1090) by @stonith404)
+- add database storage backend ([#1091](https://github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/pull/1091) by @ItalyPaleAle)
+- adding/removing passkeys creates an entry in audit logs ([#1099](https://github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/pull/1099) by @ItalyPaleAle)
+- add option to disable S3 integrity check ([a3c9687](https://github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/commit/a3c968758a17e95b2e55ae179d6601d8ec2cf052) by @stonith404)
+- add `Cache-Control: private, no-store` to all API routes per default ([#1126](https://github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/pull/1126) by @stonith404)
+
+### Other
+
+- update pnpm to 10.20 ([#1082](https://github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/pull/1082) by @kmendell)
+- run checks on PR to `breaking/**` branches ([ab9c0f9](https://github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/commit/ab9c0f9ac092725c70ec3a963f57bc739f425d4f) by @stonith404)
+- use constants for AppEnv values ([#1098](https://github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/pull/1098) by @ItalyPaleAle)
+- bump golang.org/x/crypto from 0.43.0 to 0.45.0 in /backend in the go_modules group across 1 directory ([#1107](https://github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/pull/1107) by @dependabot[bot])
+- add Finish files ([ca888b3](https://github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/commit/ca888b3dd221a209df5e7beb749156f7ea21e1c0) by @stonith404)
+- upgrade dependencies ([4bde271](https://github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/commit/4bde271b4715f59bd2ed1f7c18a867daf0f26b8b) by @stonith404)
+- fix Dutch validation message ([f523f39](https://github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/commit/f523f39483a06256892d17dc02528ea009c87a9f) by @stonith404)
+- fix package vulnerabilities ([3d46bad](https://github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/commit/3d46badb3cecc1ee8eb8bfc9b377108be32d4ffc) by @stonith404)
+- update vscode launch.json ([#1117](https://github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/pull/1117) by @mnestor)
+- rename file backend value `fs` to `filesystem` ([8d30346](https://github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/commit/8d30346f642b483653f7a3dec006cb0273927afb) by @stonith404)
+- fix wrong storage value ([b2c718d](https://github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/commit/b2c718d13d12b6c152e19974d3490c2ed7f5d51d) by @stonith404)
+- run formatter ([14c7471](https://github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/commit/14c7471b5272cdaf42751701d842348d0d60cd0e) by @stonith404)
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/compare/v1.15.0...v1.16.0
+
 ## v1.15.0
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 88ea3fd0..15ef2695 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,63 +1,63 @@
 {
-	"name": "pocket-id-frontend",
-	"version": "1.15.0",
-	"private": true,
-	"type": "module",
-	"scripts": {
-		"preinstall": "npx only-allow pnpm",
-		"dev": "vite dev --port 3000",
-		"build": "vite build",
-		"preview": "vite preview --port 3000",
-		"check": "svelte-kit sync && svelte-check --tsconfig ./tsconfig.json",
-		"check:watch": "svelte-kit sync && svelte-check --tsconfig ./tsconfig.json --watch",
-		"lint": "prettier --check . && eslint .",
-		"format": "prettier --write ."
-	},
-	"dependencies": {
-		"@simplewebauthn/browser": "^13.2.2",
-		"@tailwindcss/vite": "^4.1.17",
-		"axios": "^1.13.2",
-		"clsx": "^2.1.1",
-		"date-fns": "^4.1.0",
-		"jose": "^6.1.2",
-		"qrcode": "^1.5.4",
-		"runed": "^0.37.0",
-		"sveltekit-superforms": "^2.28.1",
-		"tailwind-merge": "^3.4.0",
-		"zod": "^4.1.13"
-	},
-	"devDependencies": {
-		"@inlang/paraglide-js": "^2.5.0",
-		"@inlang/plugin-m-function-matcher": "^2.1.0",
-		"@inlang/plugin-message-format": "^4.0.0",
-		"@internationalized/date": "^3.10.0",
-		"@lucide/svelte": "^0.555.0",
-		"@sveltejs/adapter-static": "^3.0.10",
-		"@sveltejs/kit": "^2.49.0",
-		"@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte": "^6.2.1",
-		"@types/eslint": "^9.6.1",
-		"@types/node": "^24.10.1",
-		"@types/qrcode": "^1.5.6",
-		"bits-ui": "^2.14.4",
-		"eslint": "^9.39.1",
-		"eslint-config-prettier": "^10.1.8",
-		"eslint-plugin-svelte": "^3.13.0",
-		"formsnap": "^2.0.1",
-		"globals": "^16.5.0",
-		"mode-watcher": "^1.1.0",
-		"prettier": "^3.7.3",
-		"prettier-plugin-svelte": "^3.4.0",
-		"prettier-plugin-tailwindcss": "^0.7.1",
-		"rollup": "^4.53.3",
-		"svelte": "^5.45.2",
-		"svelte-check": "^4.3.4",
-		"svelte-sonner": "^1.0.6",
-		"tailwind-variants": "^3.2.2",
-		"tailwindcss": "^4.1.17",
-		"tslib": "^2.8.1",
-		"tw-animate-css": "^1.4.0",
-		"typescript": "^5.9.3",
-		"typescript-eslint": "^8.48.0",
-		"vite": "^7.2.4"
-	}
+  "name": "pocket-id-frontend",
+  "version": "1.16.0",
+  "private": true,
+  "type": "module",
+  "scripts": {
+    "preinstall": "npx only-allow pnpm",
+    "dev": "vite dev --port 3000",
+    "build": "vite build",
+    "preview": "vite preview --port 3000",
+    "check": "svelte-kit sync && svelte-check --tsconfig ./tsconfig.json",
+    "check:watch": "svelte-kit sync && svelte-check --tsconfig ./tsconfig.json --watch",
+    "lint": "prettier --check . && eslint .",
+    "format": "prettier --write ."
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@simplewebauthn/browser": "^13.2.2",
+    "@tailwindcss/vite": "^4.1.17",
+    "axios": "^1.13.2",
+    "clsx": "^2.1.1",
+    "date-fns": "^4.1.0",
+    "jose": "^6.1.2",
+    "qrcode": "^1.5.4",
+    "runed": "^0.37.0",
+    "sveltekit-superforms": "^2.28.1",
+    "tailwind-merge": "^3.4.0",
+    "zod": "^4.1.13"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@inlang/paraglide-js": "^2.5.0",
+    "@inlang/plugin-m-function-matcher": "^2.1.0",
+    "@inlang/plugin-message-format": "^4.0.0",
+    "@internationalized/date": "^3.10.0",
+    "@lucide/svelte": "^0.555.0",
+    "@sveltejs/adapter-static": "^3.0.10",
+    "@sveltejs/kit": "^2.49.0",
+    "@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte": "^6.2.1",
+    "@types/eslint": "^9.6.1",
+    "@types/node": "^24.10.1",
+    "@types/qrcode": "^1.5.6",
+    "bits-ui": "^2.14.4",
+    "eslint": "^9.39.1",
+    "eslint-config-prettier": "^10.1.8",
+    "eslint-plugin-svelte": "^3.13.0",
+    "formsnap": "^2.0.1",
+    "globals": "^16.5.0",
+    "mode-watcher": "^1.1.0",
+    "prettier": "^3.7.3",
+    "prettier-plugin-svelte": "^3.4.0",
+    "prettier-plugin-tailwindcss": "^0.7.1",
+    "rollup": "^4.53.3",
+    "svelte": "^5.45.2",
+    "svelte-check": "^4.3.4",
+    "svelte-sonner": "^1.0.6",
+    "tailwind-variants": "^3.2.2",
+    "tailwindcss": "^4.1.17",
+    "tslib": "^2.8.1",
+    "tw-animate-css": "^1.4.0",
+    "typescript": "^5.9.3",
+    "typescript-eslint": "^8.48.0",
+    "vite": "^7.2.4"
+  }
 }