diff --git a/.github/release-please/manifest.json b/.github/release-please/manifest.json
index 4c1d3095bc24..a715272b87ca 100644
--- a/.github/release-please/manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please/manifest.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
   "core": "24.23.0",
-  "prover": "16.5.0",
+  "prover": "16.6.0",
   "zk_toolbox": "0.1.2"
 }
diff --git a/prover/CHANGELOG.md b/prover/CHANGELOG.md
index 0201ce4a920f..3dee94afe95e 100644
--- a/prover/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/prover/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [16.6.0](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/compare/prover-v16.5.0...prover-v16.6.0) (2024-09-04)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Integrate tracers and implement circuits tracer in vm2 ([#2653](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/2653)) ([87b02e3](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/87b02e3ab5c1f61d59dd0f0eefa9ec33a7b55488))
+* Move prover data to /home/popzxc/workspace/current/zksync-era/prover/data ([#2778](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/2778)) ([62e4d46](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/62e4d4619dde9d6bd9102f1410eea75b0e2051c5))
+* **prover:** Extract keystore into a separate crate ([#2797](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/2797)) ([e239260](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/e239260d77b55fcce0b1f485029762a605cdb6d0))
+* Refactor metrics/make API use binaries ([#2735](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/2735)) ([8ed086a](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/8ed086afecfcad30bfda44fc4d29a00beea71cca))
+* Remove prover db from house keeper ([#2795](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/2795)) ([85b7346](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/85b734664b4306e988da07005860a7ea0fb7d22d))
+* **vm:** Extract batch executor to separate crate ([#2702](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/2702)) ([b82dfa4](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/b82dfa4d29fce107223c3638fe490b5cb0f28d8c))
+
 ## [16.5.0](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/compare/prover-v16.4.0...prover-v16.5.0) (2024-08-28)