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@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Changed
 
+## [1.16.0] - 2024-07-05
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+### Added
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+### Changed
+
 - Implemented partial class model declarations. [4894](https://github.com/microsoft/kiota/issues/4894)
 - Fixed a bug where the Go file names were too long
 - Fixed a bug where the declarative copilot information would be erased if any. [#4935](https://github.com/microsoft/kiota/issues/4935)
@@ -1388,3 +1394,4 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Added
 
 - Initial GitHub release
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