diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 051f89b0..d62d1128 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -66,3 +66,7 @@ GlueSchemaRegistryKafkaSerializer/GlueSchemaRegistryKafkaDeserializer.
 
 ## Release 1.1.15
 * Upgrade Avro, Apicurio and Localhost utils versions
+
+## Release 1.1.16
+* Upgraded Wire version
+* Excluded some transitive dependencies that are having vulnerabilities
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5c273fbf..c36afa5b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ The recommended way to use the AWS Glue Schema Registry Library for Java is to c
   <dependency>
       <groupId>software.amazon.glue</groupId>
       <artifactId>schema-registry-serde</artifactId>
-      <version>1.1.15</version>
+      <version>1.1.16</version>
   </dependency>
   ```
 ### Code Example
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ It should look like this
 * If using bash, run the below commands to set-up your CLASSPATH in your bash_profile. (For any other shell, update the environment accordingly.)
   ```bash
       echo 'export GSR_LIB_BASE_DIR=<>' >>~/.bash_profile
-      echo 'export GSR_LIB_VERSION=1.1.15' >>~/.bash_profile
+      echo 'export GSR_LIB_VERSION=1.1.16' >>~/.bash_profile
       echo 'export KAFKA_HOME=<your kafka installation directory>' >>~/.bash_profile
       echo 'export CLASSPATH=$CLASSPATH:$GSR_LIB_BASE_DIR/avro-kafkaconnect-converter/target/schema-registry-kafkaconnect-converter-$GSR_LIB_VERSION.jar:$GSR_LIB_BASE_DIR/common/target/schema-registry-common-$GSR_LIB_VERSION.jar:$GSR_LIB_BASE_DIR/avro-serializer-deserializer/target/schema-registry-serde-$GSR_LIB_VERSION.jar' >>~/.bash_profile
       source ~/.bash_profile
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ It should look like this
   <dependency>
         <groupId>software.amazon.glue</groupId>
         <artifactId>schema-registry-kafkastreams-serde</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1.15</version>
+        <version>1.1.16</version>
   </dependency>
   ```
 
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ repository for the latest support: [Avro SerializationSchema and Deserialization
   <dependency>
        <groupId>software.amazon.glue</groupId>
        <artifactId>schema-registry-flink-serde</artifactId>
-       <version>1.1.15</version>
+       <version>1.1.16</version>
   </dependency>
   ```
 ### Code Example
diff --git a/avro-flink-serde/pom.xml b/avro-flink-serde/pom.xml
index 2f34e23b..cb9b5e9c 100644
--- a/avro-flink-serde/pom.xml
+++ b/avro-flink-serde/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
     <groupId>software.amazon.glue</groupId>
     <artifactId>schema-registry-flink-serde</artifactId>
-    <version>1.1.15</version>
+    <version>1.1.16</version>
     <name>AWS Glue Schema Registry Flink Avro Serialization Deserialization Schema</name>
     <description>The AWS Glue Schema Registry Library for Apache Flink enables Java developers to easily integrate
         their Apache Flink applications with AWS Glue Schema Registry
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>software.amazon.glue</groupId>
             <artifactId>schema-registry-serde</artifactId>
-            <version>1.1.15</version>
+            <version>1.1.16</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
           <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
diff --git a/avro-kafkaconnect-converter/pom.xml b/avro-kafkaconnect-converter/pom.xml
index d3069dac..382f782a 100644
--- a/avro-kafkaconnect-converter/pom.xml
+++ b/avro-kafkaconnect-converter/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>software.amazon.glue</groupId>
         <artifactId>schema-registry-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1.15</version>
+        <version>1.1.16</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/build-tools/pom.xml b/build-tools/pom.xml
index 3a1ffc61..cc27bb92 100644
--- a/build-tools/pom.xml
+++ b/build-tools/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>software.amazon.glue</groupId>
         <artifactId>schema-registry-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1.15</version>
+        <version>1.1.16</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/common/pom.xml b/common/pom.xml
index e0bfec40..c218d91d 100644
--- a/common/pom.xml
+++ b/common/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>software.amazon.glue</groupId>
         <artifactId>schema-registry-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1.15</version>
+        <version>1.1.16</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index 68a54f13..05354bbe 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>software.amazon.glue</groupId>
         <artifactId>schema-registry-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1.15</version>
+        <version>1.1.16</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/integration-tests/pom.xml b/integration-tests/pom.xml
index e919d904..3eddb7dd 100644
--- a/integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>software.amazon.glue</groupId>
         <artifactId>schema-registry-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1.15</version>
+        <version>1.1.16</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/jsonschema-kafkaconnect-converter/pom.xml b/jsonschema-kafkaconnect-converter/pom.xml
index d5377821..793c3507 100644
--- a/jsonschema-kafkaconnect-converter/pom.xml
+++ b/jsonschema-kafkaconnect-converter/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>software.amazon.glue</groupId>
         <artifactId>schema-registry-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1.15</version>
+        <version>1.1.16</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/kafkastreams-serde/pom.xml b/kafkastreams-serde/pom.xml
index 1b9a24ca..9463d15a 100644
--- a/kafkastreams-serde/pom.xml
+++ b/kafkastreams-serde/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>software.amazon.glue</groupId>
         <artifactId>schema-registry-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1.15</version>
+        <version>1.1.16</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e981d7b6..aa8f8eb8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
     <groupId>software.amazon.glue</groupId>
     <artifactId>schema-registry-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.1.15</version>
+    <version>1.1.16</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>AWS Glue Schema Registry Library</name>
     <description>The AWS Glue Schema Registry Library for Java enables Java developers to easily integrate their
diff --git a/protobuf-kafkaconnect-converter/pom.xml b/protobuf-kafkaconnect-converter/pom.xml
index 229f4baf..b84cfa48 100644
--- a/protobuf-kafkaconnect-converter/pom.xml
+++ b/protobuf-kafkaconnect-converter/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>software.amazon.glue</groupId>
         <artifactId>schema-registry-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1.15</version>
+        <version>1.1.16</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/serializer-deserializer-msk-iam/pom.xml b/serializer-deserializer-msk-iam/pom.xml
index 8cc7d83b..a53ba79a 100644
--- a/serializer-deserializer-msk-iam/pom.xml
+++ b/serializer-deserializer-msk-iam/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>software.amazon.glue</groupId>
         <artifactId>schema-registry-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1.15</version>
+        <version>1.1.16</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/serializer-deserializer/pom.xml b/serializer-deserializer/pom.xml
index 08087287..f042e85b 100644
--- a/serializer-deserializer/pom.xml
+++ b/serializer-deserializer/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>software.amazon.glue</groupId>
         <artifactId>schema-registry-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1.15</version>
+        <version>1.1.16</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>