From 40b233b2994f2e73f7991dfed97b0058b5652b32 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ethan Mosbaugh <emosbaugh@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:48:51 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Release 2.16.0

---
 docs/release-notes/rn-embedded-cluster.md | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/release-notes/rn-embedded-cluster.md b/docs/release-notes/rn-embedded-cluster.md
index 7c654c9714..87fb648636 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/rn-embedded-cluster.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/rn-embedded-cluster.md
@@ -12,6 +12,37 @@ Additionally, these release notes list the versions of Kubernetes and Replicated
 
 <!--RELEASE_NOTES_PLACEHOLDER-->
 
+## 2.16.0
+
+Released on April 10, 2026
+
+<table>
+  <tr>
+    <th>Version</th>
+    <td id="center">2.16.0+k8s-1.34</td>
+    <td id="center">2.16.0+k8s-1.33</td>
+    <td id="center">2.16.0+k8s-1.32</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <th>Kubernetes Version</th>
+    <td id="center">1.34.6</td>
+    <td id="center">1.33.10</td>
+    <td id="center">1.32.13</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <th>KOTS Version</th>
+    <td colspan="3" id="center">1.129.4-ec.3</td>
+  </tr>
+</table>
+
+### Improvements {#improvements-2-16-0}
+* Updates SeaweedFS to 4.18.0.
+* Updates Velero to v1.18.0.
+* Updates Troubleshoot to v0.126.0.
+
+### Bug fixes {#bug-fixes-2-16-0}
+* Fixed a race condition where restore could fail on the first attempt if Velero hadn't finished syncing all backup metadata from S3.
+
 ## 2.15.0
 
 Released on March 26, 2026

From 92984252f3e0c9545f920358bdaba83d01e4e0d1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ethan Mosbaugh <emosbaugh@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:50:39 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update rn-embedded-cluster.md

---
 docs/release-notes/rn-embedded-cluster.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/docs/release-notes/rn-embedded-cluster.md b/docs/release-notes/rn-embedded-cluster.md
index 87fb648636..53db56f56b 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/rn-embedded-cluster.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/rn-embedded-cluster.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Released on April 10, 2026
   </tr>
   <tr>
     <th>KOTS Version</th>
-    <td colspan="3" id="center">1.129.4-ec.3</td>
+    <td colspan="3" id="center">1.130.0-ec.1</td>
   </tr>
 </table>