diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 322edf6ba..fd288919a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# elasticsearch.js 16.4.0
+# elasticsearch.js 16.5.0
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/docs/browser_builds.asciidoc b/docs/browser_builds.asciidoc
index 0eb78be35..167908abc 100644
--- a/docs/browser_builds.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/browser_builds.asciidoc
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ npm install elasticsearch-browser
 ---------
 
 === Download
- * v16.4.0: https://download.elasticsearch.org/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-js/elasticsearch-js-16.4.0.zip[zip], https://download.elasticsearch.org/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-js/elasticsearch-js-16.4.0.tar.gz[tar.gz]
+ * v16.5.0: https://download.elasticsearch.org/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-js/elasticsearch-js-16.5.0.zip[zip], https://download.elasticsearch.org/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-js/elasticsearch-js-16.5.0.tar.gz[tar.gz]
 
 === Angular Build
   * Registers an `esFactory` factory in the `"elasticsearch"` module
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a5d0eca4f..ba15ae3f1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   "description": "The official low-level Elasticsearch client for Node.js and the browser.",
   "main": "src/elasticsearch.js",
   "homepage": "https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/client/javascript-api/16.x/index.html",
-  "version": "16.4.0",
+  "version": "16.5.0",
   "keywords": [
     "elasticsearch",
     "mapping",