diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index be5e6a75b..ffccfe097 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@
 
 ## :rocket: Next
 
+### :boom: Breaking changes & Deprecations
+### :sparkles: New features
+### :bug: Bugs fixed
+### :arrow_up: Deps updates
+### :heart: Community contributions by (Thank you!)
+
+
+## :rocket: 1.16.0-beta
+
 ### :boom: Breaking changes & Deprecations
 
 - Removed the support for v2 internal file data blob format.  This
@@ -26,8 +35,6 @@
 - Print emails to console by default if smtp is disabled
 - Add `email-verification` flag for enable/disable email verification
 
-
-
 ### :bug: Bugs fixed
 
 - Fix unexpected removal of guides on copy&paste frames [Taiga #3887](https://tree.taiga.io/project/penpot/issue/3887) by @andrewzhurov
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 50696337d..2dc4f7c6f 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.16.0-beta
+1.17.0-beta