diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6df69438..fb3e3742 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 <!--next-version-placeholder-->
 
+## v0.16.2 (2023-08-05)
+
+### Fix
+
+* Fixed check_storage for already removed scan storage items ([`4a4dace`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec/-/commit/4a4daceaf4b7c579cb4adead784f9900b675b5dc))
+
 ## v0.16.1 (2023-08-05)
 
 ### Fix
diff --git a/bec_client/setup.py b/bec_client/setup.py
index 953cf6fc..35d91ed4 100644
--- a/bec_client/setup.py
+++ b/bec_client/setup.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ current_path = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
 bec_lib = f"{current_path}/../bec_lib/"
 
 
-__version__ = "0.16.1"
+__version__ = "0.16.2"
 
 
 def run_install(setup_args: dict, bec_deps: list, editable=False):
diff --git a/bec_lib/setup.py b/bec_lib/setup.py
index 5cc637c7..73f29b30 100644
--- a/bec_lib/setup.py
+++ b/bec_lib/setup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from setuptools import setup
 
-__version__ = "0.16.1"
+__version__ = "0.16.2"
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     setup(
diff --git a/bec_server/setup.py b/bec_server/setup.py
index 0f30daf7..7bcdeefe 100644
--- a/bec_server/setup.py
+++ b/bec_server/setup.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from setuptools import setup
 
 current_path = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
 
-__version__ = "0.16.1"
+__version__ = "0.16.2"
 
 
 def run_install(setup_args: dict, bec_deps: list, editable=False):
diff --git a/data_processing/setup.py b/data_processing/setup.py
index c73d0441..541ddbc4 100644
--- a/data_processing/setup.py
+++ b/data_processing/setup.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ current_path = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
 bec_lib = f"{current_path}/../bec_lib/"
 
 
-__version__ = "0.16.1"
+__version__ = "0.16.2"
 
 
 def run_install(setup_args: dict, bec_deps: list, editable=False):
diff --git a/device_server/setup.py b/device_server/setup.py
index eea25685..b33afe02 100644
--- a/device_server/setup.py
+++ b/device_server/setup.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ bec_lib = f"{current_path}/../bec_lib/"
 
 ophyd_devices = os.getenv("OPHYD_DEVICES_PATH", f"{current_path}/../../ophyd_devices/")
 
-__version__ = "0.16.1"
+__version__ = "0.16.2"
 
 
 def run_install(setup_args: dict, bec_deps: list, editable=False):
diff --git a/file_writer/setup.py b/file_writer/setup.py
index 5f2d902d..f0b7d152 100644
--- a/file_writer/setup.py
+++ b/file_writer/setup.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ current_path = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
 
 bec_lib = f"{current_path}/../bec_lib/"
 
-__version__ = "0.16.1"
+__version__ = "0.16.2"
 
 
 def run_install(setup_args: dict, bec_deps: list, editable=False):
diff --git a/scan_bundler/setup.py b/scan_bundler/setup.py
index 454948ff..5c650d0f 100644
--- a/scan_bundler/setup.py
+++ b/scan_bundler/setup.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ current_path = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
 
 bec_lib = f"{current_path}/../bec_lib/"
 
-__version__ = "0.16.1"
+__version__ = "0.16.2"
 
 
 def run_install(setup_args: dict, bec_deps: list, editable=False):
diff --git a/scan_server/setup.py b/scan_server/setup.py
index 3fc466ae..55747955 100644
--- a/scan_server/setup.py
+++ b/scan_server/setup.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ current_path = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
 
 bec_lib = f"{current_path}/../bec_lib/"
 
-__version__ = "0.16.1"
+__version__ = "0.16.2"
 
 
 def run_install(setup_args: dict, bec_deps: list, editable=False):
diff --git a/scihub/setup.py b/scihub/setup.py
index 4fa5582a..14ca7f99 100644
--- a/scihub/setup.py
+++ b/scihub/setup.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ current_path = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
 bec_lib = f"{current_path}/../bec_lib/"
 
 
-__version__ = "0.16.1"
+__version__ = "0.16.2"
 
 
 def run_install(setup_args: dict, bec_deps: list, editable=False):
diff --git a/semantic_release/__init__.py b/semantic_release/__init__.py
index 113af05a..7f33bc09 100644
--- a/semantic_release/__init__.py
+++ b/semantic_release/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.16.1"
+__version__ = "0.16.2"