diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 4ab5861..fa52acc 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "stack": "1.15.0",
+  "stack": "1.16.0",
   "argus-config": "1.2.1"
 }
diff --git a/stack/CHANGELOG.md b/stack/CHANGELOG.md
index 9900392..0001321 100644
--- a/stack/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/stack/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.16.0](https://github.com/chanzuckerberg/argo-helm-charts/compare/stack-v1.15.0...stack-v1.16.0) (2024-09-17)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* don't use nonchars in variable name ([#115](https://github.com/chanzuckerberg/argo-helm-charts/issues/115)) ([ac47ece](https://github.com/chanzuckerberg/argo-helm-charts/commit/ac47ece75fdb79c3d16cc447aa4fea8875944be3))
+
 ## [1.15.0](https://github.com/chanzuckerberg/argo-helm-charts/compare/stack-v1.14.0...stack-v1.15.0) (2024-09-16)
 
 
diff --git a/stack/Chart.yaml b/stack/Chart.yaml
index 0361f40..9bf5bab 100644
--- a/stack/Chart.yaml
+++ b/stack/Chart.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ type: application
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
-version: 1.15.0
+version: 1.16.0
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to