diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 56a2f0020..38c0493ed 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 
 [1]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/nodejs-spanner?activeTab=versions
 
+### [5.16.2](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-spanner/compare/v5.16.1...v5.16.2) (2022-01-17)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* fix for new @types/node version ([#1542](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-spanner/issues/1542)) ([4b56c58](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-spanner/commit/4b56c584fa85ab8b22867157566ce7245daa8d8d))
+
 ### [5.16.1](https://www.github.com/googleapis/nodejs-spanner/compare/v5.16.0...v5.16.1) (2021-12-29)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0502892e0..3963443cc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@google-cloud/spanner",
   "description": "Cloud Spanner Client Library for Node.js",
-  "version": "5.16.1",
+  "version": "5.16.2",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "author": "Google Inc.",
   "engines": {