diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index dd32c99ccccd0..167f06964af58 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "npm",
-  "version": "8.15.1",
+  "version": "8.16.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "npm",
-      "version": "8.15.1",
+      "version": "8.16.0",
       "bundleDependencies": [
         "@isaacs/string-locale-compare",
         "@npmcli/arborist",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1adb37652a075..6efd43f49e96f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "8.15.1",
+  "version": "8.16.0",
   "name": "npm",
   "description": "a package manager for JavaScript",
   "workspaces": [