diff --git a/.app_version b/.app_version
index 74aaa3f3..ce62dc55 100644
--- a/.app_version
+++ b/.app_version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.16.8
+0.16.9
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0d29ae67..95337857 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
+# 0.16.9 - 2024-11-20
+
+### Changed
+
+- Rate limit for the Photon API is now 1 request per second.
+- Requests to the Photon API are now have User-Agent header set to "Dawarich #{APP_VERSION} (https://dawarich.app)"
+
 # 0.16.8 - 2024-11-20
 
 ### Changed