diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 997988f..c31ea32 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # cartodb/Makefile
 
 EXTENSION = cartodb
-EXTVERSION = 0.16.0
+EXTVERSION = 0.16.1
 
 SED = sed
 
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ UPGRADABLE = \
   0.15.0 \
   0.15.1 \
   0.16.0 \
+  0.16.1 \
   $(EXTVERSION)dev \
   $(EXTVERSION)next \
   $(END)
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 804a27a..c6c36ad 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+0.16.1 (2016-04-25)
+-------------------
+
+* Optimize column information functions performance
+  [#238](https://github.com/CartoDB/cartodb-postgresql/pull/238)
+
+* Adjust overview points to pixel CDB_EqualIntervalBins
+  [#242](https://github.com/CartoDB/cartodb-postgresql/pull/242)
+
+* Compute webmercator resolution using full numeric precision
+  [#243](https://github.com/CartoDB/cartodb-postgresql/pull/243)
+
 0.16.0 (2016-04-15)
 -------------------
 * Adds table for storing camshaft analysis nodes