diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dbddfbd9..8a6e755a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,16 +2,21 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### 3.16.0 (2026-08-12)
+
 #### Other Changes
 
-- Replaced the `diagnostic-channel`/`diagnostic-channel-publishers` console log collection with the `@opentelemetry/instrumentation-console` package.
+- Bumped `@opentelemetry/*` (0.220 / 2.9) and `@azure/monitor-opentelemetry` to resolve dependency audit alerts.
+- Replaced the `diagnostic-channel`/`diagnostic-channel-publishers` console log collection with OpenTelemetry console instrumentation provided by `@azure/monitor-opentelemetry`.
+- Deprecated `noDiagnosticChannel` and `noPatchModules` in favor of OpenTelemetry `instrumentationOptions`.
+- Console severity is now derived from the console method (`console.error` maps to Error, `console.warn` maps to Warning, and `console.log`/`console.info` map to Information).
+- An explicitly configured console `logSendingLevel` now takes precedence over `APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_INSTRUMENTATION_LOGGING_LEVEL`.
 
 ### 3.15.1 (2026-06-24)
 
 #### Other Changes
 
 - Updated `@azure/monitor-opentelemetry`, `@azure/identity`, and `@opentelemetry/*` dependencies.
-- Bumped `@opentelemetry/*` (0.220 / 2.9) and `@azure/monitor-opentelemetry` to resolve dependency audit alerts.
 - Removed the legacy `@azure/functions-old` (v3) dependency.
 - Resolve vulnerabilities in dependencies.
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e8b57458..34cfe66b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "applicationinsights",
-  "version": "3.15.1",
+  "version": "3.16.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "applicationinsights",
-      "version": "3.15.1",
+      "version": "3.16.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@azure/core-auth": "^1.9.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e3aeff7d..e8a94db9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "author": "Microsoft Application Insights Team",
   "license": "MIT",
   "bugs": "https://github.com/microsoft/ApplicationInsights-node.js/issues",
-  "version": "3.15.1",
+  "version": "3.16.0",
   "description": "Microsoft Application Insights module for Node.js",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index f811e8cb..6f66c3c3 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { MetricReader } from "@opentelemetry/sdk-metrics";
 import { OTLPExporterNodeConfigBase } from "@opentelemetry/otlp-exporter-base";
 
 
-export const APPLICATION_INSIGHTS_OPENTELEMETRY_VERSION = "3.15.1";
+export const APPLICATION_INSIGHTS_OPENTELEMETRY_VERSION = "3.16.0";
 export const DEFAULT_ROLE_NAME = "Web";
 export const AZURE_MONITOR_STATSBEAT_FEATURES = "AZURE_MONITOR_STATSBEAT_FEATURES";