diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8c84988b..67a56e18 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,20 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
 
+## v1.16.3 (2025-01-20)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- **error_popups**: Logger message in SafeSlot for errors; identification in error log from which
+  property or signal errors comes from
+  ([`02a4862`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/02a4862afdbbb5d343f798a086395e1596d1239a))
+
+### Testing
+
+- **error_popups**: Safeslot tests adjusted; tests extended to cover SafeProperty
+  ([`dfa2908`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/dfa2908c3de39802d40a2dee3e77cd5ca2ccad3b))
+
+
 ## v1.16.2 (2025-01-20)
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 39f223f6..944c12a1 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "bec_widgets"
-version = "1.16.2"
+version = "1.16.3"
 description = "BEC Widgets"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 classifiers = [