diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index 750a8975..6358117b 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 Requires libvips v8.3.3
 
-#### v0.16.2 - TBD
+#### v0.16.2 - 22<sup>nd</sup> October 2016
 
 * Restrict readelf usage to Linux only when detecting global libvips version.
   [#602](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/602)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 32d3463c..dea00d6f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "sharp",
-  "version": "0.16.1",
+  "version": "0.16.2",
   "author": "Lovell Fuller <npm@lovell.info>",
   "contributors": [
     "Pierre Inglebert <pierre.inglebert@gmail.com>",
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     "tar": "^2.2.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "async": "^2.1.0",
+    "async": "^2.1.2",
     "bufferutil": "^1.2.1",
     "coveralls": "^2.11.14",
     "exif-reader": "^1.0.1",