From a0f555420f10bb83709290b596f1329a586dfef2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matt Davis <6775756+nitzmahone@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 17:37:30 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Update Ansible release version to v2.16.16rc1.post0. (#86452)

---
 lib/ansible/release.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/ansible/release.py b/lib/ansible/release.py
index e0d01c62c35..b97f06d48e7 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/release.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/release.py
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
 __metaclass__ = type
 
-__version__ = '2.16.16rc1'
+__version__ = '2.16.16rc1.post0'
 __author__ = 'Ansible, Inc.'
 __codename__ = "All My Love"