diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index aa2a6ce..0e02f2c 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/rubykatzen/baseline
-    rev: v0.15.0 # x-release-please-version
+    rev: v0.16.0 # x-release-please-version
     hooks:
       - id: yamllint
       - id: pymarkdown
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index f87262a..bc7e4aa 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.15.0"
+  ".": "0.16.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6f388f5..f347e10 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.16.0](https://github.com/rubykatzen/baseline/compare/v0.15.0...v0.16.0) (2026-08-24)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add Telegram release notifications ([#171](https://github.com/rubykatzen/baseline/issues/171)) ([8d9e8c0](https://github.com/rubykatzen/baseline/commit/8d9e8c069592ecfb47842fa6679286842edd3415))
+
 ## [0.15.0](https://github.com/rubykatzen/baseline/compare/v0.14.0...v0.15.0) (2026-08-22)
 
 
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 738a548..ed1eeab 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    rubykatzen-baseline (0.15.0)
+    rubykatzen-baseline (0.16.0)
       erb_lint (~> 0.9)
       herb (~> 0.10)
       rubocop (~> 1.88)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9c26f6a..43ac074 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
 jobs:
   lint:
-    uses: rubykatzen/baseline/.github/workflows/lint-shared.yml@v0.15.0
+    uses: rubykatzen/baseline/.github/workflows/lint-shared.yml@v0.16.0
 ```
 
 <!-- x-release-please-end -->
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
 jobs:
   github:
-    uses: rubykatzen/baseline/.github/workflows/github-shared.yml@v0.15.0
+    uses: rubykatzen/baseline/.github/workflows/github-shared.yml@v0.16.0
 ```
 
 <!-- x-release-please-end -->
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
 jobs:
   embedder:
-    uses: rubykatzen/baseline/.github/workflows/embedder-shared.yml@v0.15.0
+    uses: rubykatzen/baseline/.github/workflows/embedder-shared.yml@v0.16.0
 ```
 
 <!-- x-release-please-end -->
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ Repositories using an optional shared policy can add its Embedder configuration:
 ```yaml
 jobs:
   embedder:
-    uses: rubykatzen/baseline/.github/workflows/embedder-shared.yml@v0.15.0
+    uses: rubykatzen/baseline/.github/workflows/embedder-shared.yml@v0.16.0
     with:
       extra: '["release-please"]'
 ```
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 jobs:
   notify:
-    uses: rubykatzen/baseline/.github/workflows/notify-telegram-pr-shared.yml@v0.15.0
+    uses: rubykatzen/baseline/.github/workflows/notify-telegram-pr-shared.yml@v0.16.0
     secrets:
       TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN }}
       TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID: ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID }}
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ on:
     types: [published]
 jobs:
   notify:
-    uses: rubykatzen/baseline/.github/workflows/notify-telegram-release-shared.yml@v0.15.0
+    uses: rubykatzen/baseline/.github/workflows/notify-telegram-release-shared.yml@v0.16.0
     secrets:
       TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN }}
       TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID: ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID }}
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   notify:
     if: contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'notify')
-    uses: rubykatzen/baseline/.github/workflows/notify-telegram-issue-shared.yml@v0.15.0
+    uses: rubykatzen/baseline/.github/workflows/notify-telegram-issue-shared.yml@v0.16.0
     secrets:
       TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN }}
       TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID: ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_ISSUE_CHAT_ID }}
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ a JSON array through `skip`:
 ```yaml
 jobs:
   lint:
-    uses: rubykatzen/baseline/.github/workflows/lint-shared.yml@v0.15.0
+    uses: rubykatzen/baseline/.github/workflows/lint-shared.yml@v0.16.0
     with:
       skip: '["rubocop", "herb"]'
 ```
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ CI runtime installation is automatic. For local pre-commit use, create
 ```yaml
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/rubykatzen/baseline
-    rev: v0.15.0
+    rev: v0.16.0
     hooks:
       - id: yamllint
       - id: pymarkdown
diff --git a/lib/baseline/version.rb b/lib/baseline/version.rb
index 20bb2ef..f91e002 100644
--- a/lib/baseline/version.rb
+++ b/lib/baseline/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module Baseline
-  VERSION = "0.15.0"
+  VERSION = "0.16.0"
 end