diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e4023f2..441e953 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# (2026-03-24) Version 1.16.1
+
+- (**Bugfix**) Fix compatibility with [async-openai](https://crates.io/crates/async-openai) 0.34.0 by populating the new `phase` field required for OpenAI Responses API message inputs. baibot does not currently distinguish between assistant `commentary` and `final_answer` turns, so using `None` preserves the previous behavior while remaining compatible with the updated crate.
+
+- (**Internal Improvement**) Dependency updates.
+
+
 # (2026-03-20) Version 1.16.0
 
 - (**Feature**) Add support for file attachments (`m.file` Matrix messages) in conversations. Files like PDFs, text documents, spreadsheets, code files, etc. are now downloaded and forwarded to the LLM alongside the conversation context, similar to how images (`m.image`) are already handled. See the [💬 Text Generation](./docs/features.md#-text-generation) documentation for details and known limitations.
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index c41210e..4aac32e 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "baibot"
-version = "1.16.0"
+version = "1.16.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anthropic",
  "anyhow",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 88df15a..1737dc0 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ license = "AGPL-3.0-or-later"
 readme = "README.md"
 keywords = ["matrix", "chat", "bot", "AI", "LLM"]
 include = ["/etc/assets/baibot-torso-768.png", "/src", "/README.md", "/CHANGELOG.md", "/LICENSE"]
-version = "1.16.0"
+version = "1.16.1"
 edition = "2024"
 
 [lib]