diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1ad0b0979d10539a2da6133bbbb796a87703f07e..cbedc6fc50319b5506b0369028ccfb89c51c6be6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.16.1](https://gitlab.developers.cam.ac.uk/uis/devops/iam/activate-account/api/compare/0.16.0...0.16.1) (2025-01-31)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* bug with fake token creation ([4682f27](https://gitlab.developers.cam.ac.uk/uis/devops/iam/activate-account/api/commit/4682f27b98070b746ca6cf0e3800117f19757f63))
+
 ## [0.16.0](https://gitlab.developers.cam.ac.uk/uis/devops/iam/activate-account/api/compare/0.15.1...0.16.0) (2025-01-31)
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 00aee808312ec5f4679fa13f32555a62d638da28..b055f93713105a91d9914ca92a1bd699c50fb006 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "activate_account"
-version = "0.16.0"
+version = "0.16.1"
 description = ""
 authors = [ ]
 readme = "README.md"