diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 5de0df110..395145efc 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "9.16.1"
+  ".": "9.16.2"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8927a21e2..7ea369897 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [9.16.2](https://github.com/cloud-pi-native/console/compare/v9.16.1...v9.16.2) (2026-04-17)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* root admin role should be externally managed ([4dbd4ed](https://github.com/cloud-pi-native/console/commit/4dbd4ed6caf74016577a4f3f40457e5f1b06071e))
+
+
+### Miscellaneous Chores
+
+* add GitLab e2e test ([d0edff4](https://github.com/cloud-pi-native/console/commit/d0edff4f8b7562cecf546f450a940dc1e1a176dd))
+* add hook wrapper second retry logging ([1a99fb2](https://github.com/cloud-pi-native/console/commit/1a99fb255dad2e3d15fa15739fe476eaab4f18ad))
+* remove dotenv dep ([0383fa7](https://github.com/cloud-pi-native/console/commit/0383fa7bc2be1db645779ed5dda716e689830cce))
+* remove js-yaml e18e warning ([bc7fc12](https://github.com/cloud-pi-native/console/commit/bc7fc12550270dce6d3d38f031307178dd9da58e))
+* upstream static env var to infos ([f2c3e6c](https://github.com/cloud-pi-native/console/commit/f2c3e6c21ad4ab5fed76e1572ebb65019f0c54ad))
+
 ## [9.16.1](https://github.com/cloud-pi-native/console/compare/v9.16.0...v9.16.1) (2026-04-13)
 
 
diff --git a/apps/client/package.json b/apps/client/package.json
index 3c23cf69d..37104220f 100644
--- a/apps/client/package.json
+++ b/apps/client/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@cpn-console/client",
   "type": "module",
-  "version": "9.16.1",
+  "version": "9.16.2",
   "private": false,
   "description": "cpn-console client",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/apps/server-nestjs/package.json b/apps/server-nestjs/package.json
index 139c91d6e..81c4a4438 100644
--- a/apps/server-nestjs/package.json
+++ b/apps/server-nestjs/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@cpn-console/server-nestjs",
-  "version": "9.16.1",
+  "version": "9.16.2",
   "private": true,
   "description": "",
   "author": "",
diff --git a/apps/server/package.json b/apps/server/package.json
index e48fe73ec..675a1fbc5 100644
--- a/apps/server/package.json
+++ b/apps/server/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@cpn-console/server",
   "type": "module",
-  "version": "9.16.1",
+  "version": "9.16.2",
   "description": "cpn-console server",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1b15e392e..2244567d4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@cpn-console/root",
   "type": "module",
-  "version": "9.16.1",
+  "version": "9.16.2",
   "private": true,
   "packageManager": "pnpm@10.33.0+sha512.10568bb4a6afb58c9eb3630da90cc9516417abebd3fabbe6739f0ae795728da1491e9db5a544c76ad8eb7570f5c4bb3d6c637b2cb41bfdcdb47fa823c8649319",
   "repository": {