diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7fde343..13d6c69 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -64,3 +64,5 @@
 /bootc-1.16.2-vendor.tar.zstd
 /bootc-1.16.5.tar.zstd
 /bootc-1.16.5-vendor.tar.zstd
+/bootc-1.16.6.tar.zstd
+/bootc-1.16.6-vendor.tar.zstd
diff --git a/bootc.spec b/bootc.spec
index c15c4e3..75776ea 100644
--- a/bootc.spec
+++ b/bootc.spec
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 Name:           bootc
 # Ensure this local build overrides anything else.
-Version:        1.16.5
+Version:        1.16.6
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Bootable container system
 
@@ -219,6 +219,9 @@ fi
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jul 28 2026 imagebuilder-bot <imagebuilder-bots+imagebuilder-bot@redhat.com> - 1.16.6-1
+- New upstream release
+
 * Mon Jul 27 2026 imagebuilder-bot <imagebuilder-bots+imagebuilder-bot@redhat.com> - 1.16.5-1
 - New upstream release
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index a2b3eb2..caac81b 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-SHA512 (bootc-1.16.5.tar.zstd) = 98ba3c6f8fcab6b9ed51ae2978c868cb61ecefed062d925ab2f4d0953809e14c5ae1b153ef2bd62b9ca6e4bdf32190c66108172831d9dd66aac991ca7ddfcbfc
-SHA512 (bootc-1.16.5-vendor.tar.zstd) = 970b57f643aef5c5b5f5650410ccb34a4f9c106bea6fd5f1ad5b1bd2e9196730be255306036f1ed6b3a97fdadef054b657f6b5e8e1057dc2056cd53231c0ee59
+SHA512 (bootc-1.16.6.tar.zstd) = 4e54ecd4f45d9e91f43da20104dc32342b550986b562a0e40a297f9663e98ac0194cdadaa72f25d919fb58dca928787a5f1e6c526cf1da3d669d27ab99d43351
+SHA512 (bootc-1.16.6-vendor.tar.zstd) = 6573ce3e5a23321baf7def503dd8f5a75db39bfb27442f69f46a29b8d2c2cc30626c53cae63fe5b0a0ed76f047183dc660174ebcf577838c8b2935968591be4f