diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 89c2b6450..63f520c82 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,17 +1,24 @@
 # Splunk Enterprise SDK for Python Changelog
 
+## Version 1.6.16
+
+### Bug fixes
+[#312](https://github.com/splunk/splunk-sdk-python/pull/312) Fix issue [#309](https://github.com/splunk/splunk-sdk-python/issues/309), avoid catastrophic backtracking in searchcommands
+
 ## Version 1.6.15
 
 ### Bug fixes
-[#301](https://github.com/splunk/splunk-sdk-python/pull/301) Fix chunk synchronization
-[#327](https://github.com/splunk/splunk-sdk-python/pull/327) Rename and cleanup follow-up for chunk synchronization
-[#352](https://github.com/splunk/splunk-sdk-python/pull/352) Allow supplying of a key-value body when calling Context.post()
+
+* [#301](https://github.com/splunk/splunk-sdk-python/pull/301) Fix chunk synchronization
+* [#327](https://github.com/splunk/splunk-sdk-python/pull/327) Rename and cleanup follow-up for chunk synchronization
+* [#352](https://github.com/splunk/splunk-sdk-python/pull/352) Allow supplying of a key-value body when calling Context.post()
 
 ### Minor changes
-[#350](https://github.com/splunk/splunk-sdk-python/pull/350) Initial end-to-end tests for streaming, reporting, generating custom search commands
-[#348](https://github.com/splunk/splunk-sdk-python/pull/348) Update copyright years to 2020 
-[#346](https://github.com/splunk/splunk-sdk-python/pull/346) Readme updates to urls, terminology, and formatting
-[#317](https://github.com/splunk/splunk-sdk-python/pull/317) Fix deprecation warnings
+
+* [#350](https://github.com/splunk/splunk-sdk-python/pull/350) Initial end-to-end tests for streaming, reporting, generating custom search commands
+* [#348](https://github.com/splunk/splunk-sdk-python/pull/348) Update copyright years to 2020 
+* [#346](https://github.com/splunk/splunk-sdk-python/pull/346) Readme updates to urls, terminology, and formatting
+* [#317](https://github.com/splunk/splunk-sdk-python/pull/317) Fix deprecation warnings
 
 ## Version 1.6.14
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fbb4f3827..94ae42469 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 # The Splunk Enterprise Software Development Kit for Python
 
-#### Version 1.6.15
+#### Version 1.6.16
 
 The Splunk Enterprise Software Development Kit (SDK) for Python contains library code and examples designed to enable developers to build applications using the Splunk platform.
 
diff --git a/examples/searchcommands_app/setup.py b/examples/searchcommands_app/setup.py
index fdb734630..b9dc87b78 100755
--- a/examples/searchcommands_app/setup.py
+++ b/examples/searchcommands_app/setup.py
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ def run(self):
     setup(
         description='Custom Search Command examples',
         name=os.path.basename(project_dir),
-        version='1.6.15',
+        version='1.6.16',
         author='Splunk, Inc.',
         author_email='devinfo@splunk.com',
         url='http://github.com/splunk/splunk-sdk-python',
diff --git a/splunklib/__init__.py b/splunklib/__init__.py
index 668dcfe7f..525dc8eed 100644
--- a/splunklib/__init__.py
+++ b/splunklib/__init__.py
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 from splunklib.six.moves import map
-__version_info__ = (1, 6, 15)
+__version_info__ = (1, 6, 16)
 __version__ = ".".join(map(str, __version_info__))
diff --git a/splunklib/binding.py b/splunklib/binding.py
index a95faa480..c3121fb86 100644
--- a/splunklib/binding.py
+++ b/splunklib/binding.py
@@ -1385,7 +1385,7 @@ def request(url, message, **kwargs):
         head = {
             "Content-Length": str(len(body)),
             "Host": host,
-            "User-Agent": "splunk-sdk-python/1.6.15",
+            "User-Agent": "splunk-sdk-python/1.6.16",
             "Accept": "*/*",
             "Connection": "Close",
         } # defaults