diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-chromadb.yml b/.github/workflows/release-chromadb.yml
index 47bf58d0c38..9d779d185a6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-chromadb.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-chromadb.yml
@@ -242,32 +242,6 @@ jobs:
           removeArtifacts: true
           prerelease: true
 
-
-  release-cloudformation:
-    name: Release CloudFormation
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: release-github  # Ensure it runs after the GitHub release
-    if: ${{ needs.check-tag.outputs.tag_matches == 'true' }}  # Only run if tag matches
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-      - name: Set Version
-        run: |
-          sed -i "s/LATEST_VERSION/${{ needs.get-version.outputs.version }}/g" ./deployments/aws/chroma.cf.json
-          cat ./deployments/aws/chroma.cf.json  # Optional: output the modified file for verification
-
-      - name: Configure AWS Credentials
-        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v2
-        with:
-          role-to-assume: arn:aws:iam::369178033109:role/github-action-generate-cf-template
-          aws-region: us-east-1
-
-      - name: Upload CloudFormation Template to S3
-        run: |
-          aws s3 cp ./deployments/aws/chroma.cf.json s3://public.trychroma.com/cloudformation/latest/chroma.cf.json --acl public-read
-
-
   release-docs:
     name: Deploy docs to Vercel
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/chromadb/__init__.py b/chromadb/__init__.py
index 0cc9b1c06a4..8e04dc7cd64 100644
--- a/chromadb/__init__.py
+++ b/chromadb/__init__.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
 __settings = Settings()
 
-__version__ = "0.5.15"
+__version__ = "0.5.16"
 
 
 # Workaround to deal with Colab's old sqlite3 version
diff --git a/deployments/gcp/chroma.tfvars b/deployments/gcp/chroma.tfvars
index 5c3a08cc7a4..6e490f39b74 100644
--- a/deployments/gcp/chroma.tfvars
+++ b/deployments/gcp/chroma.tfvars
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ project_id                               = "your-gcp-project-id"
 region                                   = "your-region"          # e.g., "us-central1"
 zone                                     = "your-zone"
 machine_type                             = ""
-chroma_version                           = ""
+chroma_version                           = "0.5.16"
 chroma_server_auth_credentials           = ""
 chroma_server_auth_provider              = ""
 chroma_auth_token_transport_header       = ""
diff --git a/deployments/gcp/main.tf b/deployments/gcp/main.tf
index 834bd325689..b870ce94b4b 100644
--- a/deployments/gcp/main.tf
+++ b/deployments/gcp/main.tf
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ variable "machine_type" {
 
 variable "chroma_version" {
   description = "Chroma version to install"
-  default     = "0.5.13"
+  default     = "0.5.16"
 }
 
 variable "chroma_server_auth_credentials" {