diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9b390bbf..ba0f3655 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## 1.5.16 (2025-02-18)
+
+### Fix
+
+- **workers**: avoid requeue of task if not acks
+- **worker**: set task_acks_late to False in api_worker.py
+
 ## 1.5.15 (2025-02-11)
 
 ### Fix
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 916452a2..ff412f4a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "raw-data-api"
-version = "1.5.15"
+version = "1.5.16"
 description = "Set of high-performant APIs for transforming and exporting OpenStreetMap (OSM) data in different GIS file formats."
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [