diff --git a/HOWTO_RELEASE b/HOWTO_RELEASE
index 1d65b876..824d5062 100644
--- a/HOWTO_RELEASE
+++ b/HOWTO_RELEASE
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 1. Test (make clean all check), fix if broken before proceeding
 2. Ensure proper version in package.json 
 3. Ensure NEWS section exists for the new version, review it, add release date
-4. Drop npm-shrinkwrap.json
-5. Run npm shrinkwrap to recreate npm-shrinkwrap.json
-6. Commit package.json, npm-shrinwrap.json, NEWS
-7. git tag -a Major.Minor.Patch # use NEWS section as content
-8. Announce on cartodb@googlegroups.com
-9. Stub NEWS/package for next version
+4. Recreate npm-shrinkwrap.json with: `npm install --no-shrinkwrap && npm shrinkwrap`
+5. Commit package.json, npm-shrinwrap.json, NEWS
+6. git tag -a Major.Minor.Patch # use NEWS section as content
+7. Announce on cartodb@googlegroups.com
+8. Stub NEWS/package for next version
 
 Versions:
 
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index d9d5aee0..a603b02c 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2.16.1
+
+Released 2015-mm-dd
+
+
 ## 2.16.0
 
-Released 2015-mm-dd
+Released 2015-10-22
 
 Announcements:
  - Upgrades windshaft to [1.2.0](https://github.com/CartoDB/Windshaft/releases/tag/1.2.0)
diff --git a/npm-shrinkwrap.json b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
index f9a2d6e0..89c5e1ad 100644
--- a/npm-shrinkwrap.json
+++ b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "windshaft-cartodb",
-  "version": "2.16.0",
+  "version": "2.16.1",
   "dependencies": {
     "body-parser": {
       "version": "1.14.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index de167722..e74669b4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "private": true,
     "name": "windshaft-cartodb",
-    "version": "2.16.0",
+    "version": "2.16.1",
     "description": "A map tile server for CartoDB",
     "keywords": [
       "cartodb"