diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3edb4c2f..b264f2a6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
 
+## v3.16.1 (2026-06-16)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- **property-editor**: Use QLocale territory API instead of deprecated country calls
+  ([`7c2ea8b`](https://github.com/bec-project/bec_widgets/commit/7c2ea8b50b492eabc9e9ba4d6dbbb6253f59ba50))
+
+
 ## v3.16.0 (2026-06-15)
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3d529d8b..2e88b2c6 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "bec_widgets"
-version = "3.16.0"
+version = "3.16.1"
 description = "BEC Widgets"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 classifiers = [
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ qtermwidget = ["pyside6_qtermwidget"]
 
 
 
+
 
 [build-system]
 requires = ["hatchling"]