diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index e34be027516..8ff04446396 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "google-apis-core": "0.15.1",
   "google-apis-core+FILLER": "0.0.0",
-  "google-apis-generator": "0.15.1",
+  "google-apis-generator": "0.16.0",
   "google-apis-generator+FILLER": "0.0.0"
 }
diff --git a/google-apis-generator/CHANGELOG.md b/google-apis-generator/CHANGELOG.md
index 50f37fc3f1e..71cfd8cddc1 100644
--- a/google-apis-generator/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/google-apis-generator/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # Release History
 
+### 0.16.0 (2025-01-10)
+
+#### Features
+
+* Automated regeneration of ml v1 client ([#21158](https://github.com/googleapis/google-api-ruby-client/issues/21158)) 
+#### Bug Fixes
+
+* fix a corner case with a missing ref ([#21133](https://github.com/googleapis/google-api-ruby-client/issues/21133)) 
+
 ### 0.15.1 (2024-07-29)
 
 #### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/google-apis-generator/lib/google/apis/generator/version.rb b/google-apis-generator/lib/google/apis/generator/version.rb
index babf3fa77cb..172ab20ced7 100644
--- a/google-apis-generator/lib/google/apis/generator/version.rb
+++ b/google-apis-generator/lib/google/apis/generator/version.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 module Google
   module Apis
     class Generator
-      VERSION = "0.15.1"
+      VERSION = "0.16.0"
     end
   end
 end