diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index fafe5b38b194..4ecb5bff68fe 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.16.4",
-  "barretenberg": "0.16.4",
-  "barretenberg/ts": "0.16.4"
+  ".": "0.16.5",
+  "barretenberg": "0.16.5",
+  "barretenberg/ts": "0.16.5"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b56de1816f9b..1adc1e57fcd8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,31 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.16.5](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/aztec-packages-v0.16.4...aztec-packages-v0.16.5) (2023-12-06)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add EFS file storage to devnet nodes ([#3584](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/3584)) ([5b590eb](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/5b590eb06fab7ecfcd62aa78a04e035dc8db6b41))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **ci:** Count for EFS AZ2 ([#3597](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/3597)) ([d427bca](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/d427bca1c53aacc499f0895bb172f88d96e9347e))
+* **ci:** Node health-check + contract address env vars ([#3578](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/3578)) ([fffc700](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/fffc7007cf5a5fb5e721c63d4abff5184d40c9c0))
+
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+* Make noir-circuit independent of aztec-nr ([#3591](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/3591)) ([3013354](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/301335479f45837e61e1b434566dff98a0867a37))
+* Remove foundation and types deps from boxes ([#3389](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/3389)) ([eade352](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/eade352a56b2365b5213962733735e45a6d46fb0))
+* Renaming blockstree to archive ([#3569](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/3569)) ([6c200e9](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/6c200e932b6a4bb218059e7b9f92f97c70aa8195))
+* Trivial change roundup ([#3556](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/3556)) ([ff893b2](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/ff893b236091b480b6de18ebaab57c62dcdfe1d4))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* Add libstdc++-12-dev to setup instructions ([#3585](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/3585)) ([9773e8c](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/9773e8c3b4789f0dd6b5fdaf0f283b9bd7c9812f))
+
 ## [0.16.4](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/aztec-packages-v0.16.3...aztec-packages-v0.16.4) (2023-12-05)
 
 
diff --git a/barretenberg/CHANGELOG.md b/barretenberg/CHANGELOG.md
index 93aa2d4abc65..5843b5448590 100644
--- a/barretenberg/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/barretenberg/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.16.5](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/barretenberg-v0.16.4...barretenberg-v0.16.5) (2023-12-06)
+
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+* Trivial change roundup ([#3556](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/3556)) ([ff893b2](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/ff893b236091b480b6de18ebaab57c62dcdfe1d4))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* Add libstdc++-12-dev to setup instructions ([#3585](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/3585)) ([9773e8c](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/9773e8c3b4789f0dd6b5fdaf0f283b9bd7c9812f))
+
 ## [0.16.4](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/barretenberg-v0.16.3...barretenberg-v0.16.4) (2023-12-05)
 
 
diff --git a/barretenberg/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/barretenberg/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 3fd1bcd8c156..4cba17e2d329 100644
--- a/barretenberg/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/barretenberg/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.24)
 project(
     Barretenberg
     DESCRIPTION "BN254 elliptic curve library, and PLONK SNARK prover"
-    VERSION 0.16.4 # x-release-please-version
+    VERSION 0.16.5 # x-release-please-version
     LANGUAGES CXX C
 )
 # Insert version into `bb` config file
diff --git a/barretenberg/ts/CHANGELOG.md b/barretenberg/ts/CHANGELOG.md
index aeecef73d150..881a73b55f74 100644
--- a/barretenberg/ts/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/barretenberg/ts/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.16.5](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/barretenberg.js-v0.16.4...barretenberg.js-v0.16.5) (2023-12-06)
+
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+* **barretenberg.js:** Synchronize aztec-packages versions
+
 ## [0.16.4](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/barretenberg.js-v0.16.3...barretenberg.js-v0.16.4) (2023-12-05)
 
 
diff --git a/barretenberg/ts/package.json b/barretenberg/ts/package.json
index 71e6e1e371a4..c31bafcb4a21 100644
--- a/barretenberg/ts/package.json
+++ b/barretenberg/ts/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@aztec/bb.js",
-  "version": "0.16.4",
+  "version": "0.16.5",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/tree/master/barretenberg/ts",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",