diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6320e0df..6d21bb07 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 7.16.0
+
+* 7.16.0 as default version.
+
+
+| PR | Author | Title |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| [#835](https://github.com/elastic/ansible-elasticsearch/pull/835) | [@jmlrt](https://github.com/jmlrt) | Remove Ubuntu 14.04 support  |
+| [#825](https://github.com/elastic/ansible-elasticsearch/pull/825) | [@darxriggs](https://github.com/darxriggs) | Remove duplicate entry from YAML  |
+| [#828](https://github.com/elastic/ansible-elasticsearch/pull/828) | [@ygel](https://github.com/ygel) | Rename master - main  |
+
+
 ## 7.15.1
 
 * 7.15.1 as default version.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 253650c3..c40a8c3f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ This role uses the json_query filter which [requires jmespath](https://github.co
 Create your Ansible playbook with your own tasks, and include the role elasticsearch. You will have to have this repository accessible within the context of playbook.
 
 ```sh
-ansible-galaxy install elastic.elasticsearch,v7.15.1
+ansible-galaxy install elastic.elasticsearch,v7.16.0
 ```
 
 Then create your playbook yaml adding the role elasticsearch.
@@ -82,14 +82,14 @@ The simplest configuration therefore consists of:
   roles:
     - role: elastic.elasticsearch
   vars:
-    es_version: 7.15.1
+    es_version: 7.16.0
 ```
 
-The above installs Elasticsearch 7.15.1 in a single node 'node1' on the hosts 'localhost'.
+The above installs Elasticsearch 7.16.0 in a single node 'node1' on the hosts 'localhost'.
 
 **Note**:
 Elasticsearch default version is described in [`es_version`](https://github.com/elastic/ansible-elasticsearch/blob/main/defaults/main.yml#L2). You can override this variable in your playbook to install another version.
-While we are testing this role only with one 7.x and one 6.x version (respectively [7.15.1](https://github.com/elastic/ansible-elasticsearch/blob/main/defaults/main.yml#L2) and [6.8.18](https://github.com/elastic/ansible-elasticsearch/blob/main/.kitchen.yml#L22) at the time of writing), this role should work with other versions also in most cases.
+While we are testing this role only with one 7.x and one 6.x version (respectively [7.16.0](https://github.com/elastic/ansible-elasticsearch/blob/main/defaults/main.yml#L2) and [6.8.18](https://github.com/elastic/ansible-elasticsearch/blob/main/.kitchen.yml#L22) at the time of writing), this role should work with other versions also in most cases.
 
 This role also uses [Ansible tags](http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/playbooks_tags.html). Run your playbook with the `--list-tasks` flag for more information.
 
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ In addition to es_config, the following parameters allow the customization of th
 
 * ```oss_version```  Default `false`. Setting this to `true` will install the oss release of Elasticsearch (for version <7.11.0 only).
 * `es_xpack_trial` Default `false`. Setting this to `true` will start the 30-day trail once the cluster starts.
-* ```es_version``` (e.g. "7.15.1").
+* ```es_version``` (e.g. "7.16.0").
 * ```es_api_host``` The host name used for actions requiring HTTP e.g. installing templates. Defaults to "localhost".
 * ```es_api_port``` The port used for actions requiring HTTP e.g. installing templates. Defaults to 9200. **CHANGE IF THE HTTP PORT IS NOT 9200**
 * ```es_api_basic_auth_username``` The Elasticsearch username for making admin changing actions. Used if Security is enabled. Ensure this user is admin.
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index c92bc5d0..4b3d1f8b 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-es_version: "7.15.1"
+es_version: "7.16.0"
 es_use_snapshot_release: false
 oss_version: false
 es_package_name: "elasticsearch"