diff --git a/gold/ChangeLog b/gold/ChangeLog
index 1e64eb6e02..4288a264d5 100644
--- a/gold/ChangeLog
+++ b/gold/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2018-06-23  Cary Coutant  <ccoutant@gmail.com>
+
+	* version.cc (version_string): Bump to 1.16.
+	* NEWS: Add new features in 1.16.
+
 2018-06-23  Cary Coutant  <ccoutant@gmail.com>
 
 	PR gold/22914
diff --git a/gold/NEWS b/gold/NEWS
index 024e850621..c94acb64f5 100644
--- a/gold/NEWS
+++ b/gold/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+Changes in 1.16:
+
+* Improve warning messages for relocations that refer to discarded sections.
+
+* Add --debug=plugin option for easier debugging of plugin-related problems.
+
+* Add -z keep_text_section_prefix option.
+
+* Add support for R_AARCH64_TLSLE_LDST8_TPREL_LO12, etc., relocations
+  (Aarch64 only).
+
+* Update configuration to enable plugins and threads automatically.
+
+* Add support for .note.gnu.property sections (from Linux ABI extensions).
+
+* Add support for Intel Indirect Branch Tracking (IBT) and Shadow Stack
+  (x86-64 only).
+
 Changes in 1.15:
 
 * Add support for .MIPS.options sections (MIPS only).
diff --git a/gold/version.cc b/gold/version.cc
index e6d3e26594..515bb782e1 100644
--- a/gold/version.cc
+++ b/gold/version.cc
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ namespace gold
 // version number from configure.ac.  But it's easier to just change
 // this file for now.
 
-static const char* version_string = "1.15";
+static const char* version_string = "1.16";
 
 // Report version information.