diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 256c881..45c13ca 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.16.1"
+  ".": "0.16.2"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 799a550..882b43d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.16.2](https://github.com/textfilters/profanity/compare/v0.16.1...v0.16.2) (2026-07-23)
+
+
+### Performance Improvements
+
+* cached repeated strict token lookups per input ([b67b031](https://github.com/textfilters/profanity/commit/b67b031ecf5c8f4c471d713e62a30f1b77f2510e)), closes [#172](https://github.com/textfilters/profanity/issues/172)
+* eliminated strict lookup allocations and sorting ([8e61e12](https://github.com/textfilters/profanity/commit/8e61e12be19489d09a4b3a50f0b5e4162196e523)), closes [#171](https://github.com/textfilters/profanity/issues/171)
+* fused normalization and input fact collection ([4b25b29](https://github.com/textfilters/profanity/commit/4b25b29c886ed1236c7176f89cf148f5c14f11d3)), closes [#170](https://github.com/textfilters/profanity/issues/170)
+* indexed loose candidates before full pattern scans ([735614f](https://github.com/textfilters/profanity/commit/735614fb1f46cac51df3a9bfaaa9742ad7b537e0)), closes [#168](https://github.com/textfilters/profanity/issues/168)
+* indexed loose rules by mandatory signatures ([8c4ecbd](https://github.com/textfilters/profanity/commit/8c4ecbdb34bc3cf065863f9799f1748b6644b9b3))
+* reused prepared input across scanners and profiles ([ff288c2](https://github.com/textfilters/profanity/commit/ff288c2d2045abf237d8a5e83f47a2561a2a055a)), closes [#173](https://github.com/textfilters/profanity/issues/173)
+
 ## [0.16.1](https://github.com/textfilters/profanity/compare/v0.16.0...v0.16.1) (2026-07-22)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 0848779..95e2827 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@textfilters/profanity",
-  "version": "0.16.1",
+  "version": "0.16.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@textfilters/profanity",
-      "version": "0.16.1",
+      "version": "0.16.2",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@textfilters/core": "^0.4.0"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2511b66..55ecdc5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@textfilters/profanity",
-  "version": "0.16.1",
+  "version": "0.16.2",
   "type": "module",
   "description": "TypeScript profanity filter with Russian and opt-in English dictionaries, obfuscation handling, taxonomy metadata, and language-pack validation.",
   "license": "MIT",