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 | Release | Manifest | Kubernetes Version |
 | -- | --- | --- |
-| 15 | [v1-30-eks-15](https://distro.eks.amazonaws.com/kubernetes-1-30/kubernetes-1-30-eks-15.yaml) | [v1.30.4](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/release/tag/v1.30.4) |
+| 16 | [v1-30-eks-16](https://distro.eks.amazonaws.com/kubernetes-1-30/kubernetes-1-30-eks-16.yaml) | [v1.30.5](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/release/tag/v1.30.5) |
 
 ### Kubernetes 1-29
 
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 * [v1-31-eks-1](releases/1-31/1/index.md) (September 26, 2024)
 
 #### EKS-D 1.30 Version Dependencies
+* [v1-30-eks-16](releases/1-30/16/index.md) (October 10, 2024)
 * [v1-30-eks-15](releases/1-30/15/index.md) (September 26, 2024)
 * [v1-30-eks-14](releases/1-30/14/index.md) (September 13, 2024)
 * [v1-30-eks-13](releases/1-30/13/index.md) (August 30, 2024)
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+# Changelog for v1-30-eks-16
+
+This changelog highlights the changes for [v1-30-eks-16](https://github.com/aws/eks-distro/tree/v1-30-eks-16).
+
+## Changes
+
+### Patches
+* bump k8s tags for 1.28-1.31 ([3343](https://github.com/aws/eks-distro/pull/3343))
+
+### Projects
+* bump k8s tags for 1.28-1.31 ([3343](https://github.com/aws/eks-distro/pull/3343))
+
+### Base Image
+No changes since last release
+
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+# EKS-D v1-30-eks-16 Release
+
+For additional information, see the [changelog](CHANGELOG-v1-30-eks-16.md) for this release.
+
+## Release Manifest
+
+Download the release manifest here: [kubernetes-1-30-eks-16.yaml](https://distro.eks.amazonaws.com/kubernetes-1-30/kubernetes-1-30-eks-16.yaml)
+
+| Name | Version | URI |
+|------|---------|-----|
+| aws-iam-authenticator | v0.6.26 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes-sigs/aws-iam-authenticator:v0.6.26-eks-1-30-16 |
+| coredns | v1.11.3 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/coredns/coredns:v1.11.3-eks-1-30-16 |
+| csi-snapshotter | v8.1.0 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes-csi/external-snapshotter/csi-snapshotter:v8.1.0-eks-1-30-16 |
+| etcd | v3.5.15 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/etcd-io/etcd:v3.5.15-eks-1-30-16 |
+| external-attacher | v4.7.0 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes-csi/external-attacher:v4.7.0-eks-1-30-16 |
+| external-provisioner | v5.1.0 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes-csi/external-provisioner:v5.1.0-eks-1-30-16 |
+| external-resizer | v1.12.0 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes-csi/external-resizer:v1.12.0-eks-1-30-16 |
+| go-runner | v0.16.4 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes/go-runner:v0.16.4-eks-1-30-16 |
+| kube-apiserver | v1.30.5 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes/kube-apiserver:v1.30.5-eks-1-30-16 |
+| kube-controller-manager | v1.30.5 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes/kube-controller-manager:v1.30.5-eks-1-30-16 |
+| kube-proxy | v1.30.5 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes/kube-proxy:v1.30.5-eks-1-30-16 |
+| kube-proxy-base | v0.16.4 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes/kube-proxy-base:v0.16.4-eks-1-30-16 |
+| kube-scheduler | v1.30.5 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes/kube-scheduler:v1.30.5-eks-1-30-16 |
+| livenessprobe | v2.14.0 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes-csi/livenessprobe:v2.14.0-eks-1-30-16 |
+| metrics-server | v0.7.2 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes-sigs/metrics-server:v0.7.2-eks-1-30-16 |
+| node-driver-registrar | v2.12.0 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes-csi/node-driver-registrar:v2.12.0-eks-1-30-16 |
+| pause | v1.30.5 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes/pause:v1.30.5-eks-1-30-16 |
+| snapshot-controller | v8.1.0 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes-csi/external-snapshotter/snapshot-controller:v8.1.0-eks-1-30-16 |
+| snapshot-validation-webhook | v8.1.0 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes-csi/external-snapshotter/snapshot-validation-webhook:v8.1.0-eks-1-30-16 |
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+Amazon EKS Distro v1-30-eks-16 is now available. Builds are available through ECR Public Gallery (https://gallery.ecr.aws/eks-distro). The changelog and release manifest are available on GitHub (https://github.com/aws/eks-distro/releases).
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