diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 012af3e7..a785d763 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "3.16.1"
+  ".": "3.16.2"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bee7412e..1630e902 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [3.16.2](https://github.com/BEDOLAGA-DEV/remnawave-bedolaga-telegram-bot/compare/v3.16.1...v3.16.2) (2026-02-18)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* auto-convert naive datetimes to UTC-aware on model load ([f7d33a7](https://github.com/BEDOLAGA-DEV/remnawave-bedolaga-telegram-bot/commit/f7d33a7d2b31145a839ee54676816aa657ac90da))
+* extend naive datetime guard to all model properties ([bd11801](https://github.com/BEDOLAGA-DEV/remnawave-bedolaga-telegram-bot/commit/bd11801467e917d76005d1a782c71f5ae4ffee6e))
+* handle naive datetime in raw SQL row comparison (payment/common) ([38f3a9a](https://github.com/BEDOLAGA-DEV/remnawave-bedolaga-telegram-bot/commit/38f3a9a16a24e85adf473f2150aad31574a87060))
+* handle naive datetimes in Subscription properties ([e512e5f](https://github.com/BEDOLAGA-DEV/remnawave-bedolaga-telegram-bot/commit/e512e5fe6e9009992b5bc8b9be7f53e0612f234a))
+* use AwareDateTime TypeDecorator for all datetime columns ([a7f3d65](https://github.com/BEDOLAGA-DEV/remnawave-bedolaga-telegram-bot/commit/a7f3d652c51ecd653900a530b7d38feaf603ecf1))
+
 ## [3.16.1](https://github.com/BEDOLAGA-DEV/remnawave-bedolaga-telegram-bot/compare/v3.16.0...v3.16.1) (2026-02-18)
 
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 26676419..9ccf4457 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip && \
 
 FROM python:3.13-slim
 
-ARG VERSION="v3.16.1" # x-release-please-version
+ARG VERSION="v3.16.2" # x-release-please-version
 ARG BUILD_DATE
 ARG VCS_REF
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8590ccb8..b4b328e1 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = 'remnawave-bedolaga-telegram-bot'
-version = "3.16.1"
+version = "3.16.2"
 description = 'Telegram bot for RemnaWave VPN service'
 readme = 'README.md'
 license = { text = 'MIT' }