From aafb4cb80494f4f81e7cfaf491c9a2d7e94c7f67 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: OpenFeature Bot <109696520+openfeaturebot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2025 12:51:10 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] chore(main): release 1.16.0

Signed-off-by: OpenFeature Bot <109696520+openfeaturebot@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .release-please-manifest.json |  2 +-
 CHANGELOG.md                  | 45 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 README.md                     |  8 +++----
 pom.xml                       |  2 +-
 version.txt                   |  2 +-
 5 files changed, 52 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 8c4a75878..8997e1812 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{".":"1.15.1"}
+{".":"1.16.0"}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8d2871346..18df601ad 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,50 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.16.0](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/compare/v1.15.1...v1.16.0) (2025-06-16)
+
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+* **deps:** update dependency io.cucumber:cucumber-bom to v7.23.0 ([#1466](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1466)) ([50a6b16](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/50a6b168a7de40337aa51ef3d79d122030956cb9))
+* **deps:** update dependency org.junit:junit-bom to v5.13.1 ([#1475](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1475)) ([545d6aa](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/545d6aac09dbc74c00a0a4e5c26f4ef80be22379))
+* **deps:** update junit5 monorepo ([#1467](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1467)) ([f8260a1](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/f8260a1c3a345c877eba95bfe41184ad11f6555e))
+
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+* add means of awaiting event emission, fix flaky build ([#1463](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1463)) ([3dd7d5d](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/3dd7d5d4262f1f4461e13c13a7d64d2fa8bfd764)), closes [#1449](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1449)
+
+
+### 🧹 Chore
+
+* **deps:** update actions/checkout digest to 09d2aca ([#1473](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1473)) ([b5d873e](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/b5d873e44d3c41b42f11569b0fafccc0a002ebdd))
+* **deps:** update codecov/codecov-action action to v5.4.3 ([#1454](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1454)) ([e337939](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/e3379395e6bfb0ce811d8372761a3cb015ad2cde))
+* **deps:** update dependency com.diffplug.spotless:spotless-maven-plugin to v2.44.5 ([#1462](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1462)) ([40b319c](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/40b319c5de0461bec13f76978ae09edc958310cd))
+* **deps:** update dependency com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle to v10.24.0 ([#1458](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1458)) ([dcbfd26](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/dcbfd265a3875271695af760fce9870e53c69f13))
+* **deps:** update dependency com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle to v10.25.0 ([#1468](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1468)) ([1558a86](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/1558a862497c0e133d11d53ff6d7f28437653d43))
+* **deps:** update dependency maven to v3.9.10 ([#1474](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1474)) ([4481537](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/4481537cebc213dcfe19bb8cd9b70a4c91a682b2))
+* **deps:** update dependency net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy to v1.17.6 ([#1482](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1482)) ([8e51e6f](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/8e51e6fe101882184a5d09be31fa65563d82c673))
+* **deps:** update dependency net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-agent to v1.17.6 ([#1483](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1483)) ([936ff60](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/936ff60fac471a83a7c14412d2e825b2a7f9704c))
+* **deps:** update dependency org.codehaus.mojo:exec-maven-plugin to v3.5.1 ([#1461](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1461)) ([b6ceff2](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/b6ceff2ecb0e34be2ccdb83f7f37c1177de6f27e))
+* **deps:** update dependency org.mockito:mockito-core to v5.18.0 ([#1457](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1457)) ([e17b0b2](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/e17b0b29758ae7cdbdac9ddb2178382c55eb1277))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to 075e08a ([#1470](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1470)) ([6597de7](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/6597de7a98e0fae10a541a8a9b60837623c133a8))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to 396fd27 ([#1456](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1456)) ([b45a937](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/b45a9370173e3d3b97c78449dfc99225fb572228))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to 3de706a ([#1481](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1481)) ([99a3006](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/99a3006de878ab0ba1f0e61a4cb5432914425795))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to 466d6ce ([#1477](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1477)) ([0b57bca](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/0b57bcafc14b946000feb4a3421d73b9616e83cb))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to 4a00331 ([#1469](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1469)) ([376f81f](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/376f81f5c3b66d7e3e298aac30ac7544b84e7362))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to 510dfa3 ([#1450](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1450)) ([d9a72d2](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/d9a72d2aafd787a1814132f000897ad1c94181e4))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to 57eebf6 ([#1455](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1455)) ([36eed06](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/36eed065e763bbfa0f8f97d704202bbd219332ca))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to 7b0fb5a ([#1459](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1459)) ([6a95c00](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/6a95c008e975dd3c7328c32f1d7cf626bbaecfa6))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to 7cb9b16 ([#1476](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1476)) ([6cca721](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/6cca721be5bc6f5926fe64668a7c03728cab3cb0))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to 7fd6215 ([#1464](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1464)) ([f10aaaa](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/f10aaaa357581b573895f4d6e2329abb705582aa))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to b1e4dc3 ([#1471](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1471)) ([2dcd6a1](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/2dcd6a1dd0c80ee676b9860afd6a6002d0ea4aea))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to b86edfc ([#1453](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1453)) ([b667aa3](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/b667aa325136b78c01867d40342f81eeb7e16f46))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to bc02a25 ([#1460](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1460)) ([5e922cf](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/5e922cf3efc156135563707de92e508b0a4d19f3))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to be30325 ([#1479](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1479)) ([844d5e2](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/844d5e244b02703b624cf75e5bf8448c07e62d3d))
+* **deps:** update io.cucumber.version to v7.23.0 ([#1465](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1465)) ([2de7616](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/2de76166764bacd34883b13220dd0bad824c8b1a))
+* improvements to release workflow ([#1451](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1451)) ([1714efe](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/1714efe81aa6ae025f4f8b12c9c042561498d25e))
+* remove unneeded version information ([#1428](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1428)) ([3ed65cf](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/3ed65cfb0cb5ee5b70793cd68a27909c81cd4fab))
+
 ## [1.15.1](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/compare/v1.14.2...v1.15.1) (2025-05-14)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6593c9b1e..279efba7c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
   </a>
   <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
 
-  <a href="https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/releases/tag/v1.15.1">
-    <img alt="Release" src="https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=release&message=v1.15.1&color=blue&style=for-the-badge" />
+  <a href="https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/releases/tag/v1.16.0">
+    <img alt="Release" src="https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=release&message=v1.16.0&color=blue&style=for-the-badge" />
   </a>  
 
   <!-- x-release-please-end -->
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Note that this library is intended to be used in server-side contexts and has no
 <dependency>
     <groupId>dev.openfeature</groupId>
     <artifactId>sdk</artifactId>
-    <version>1.15.1</version>
+    <version>1.16.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 <!-- x-release-please-end-version -->
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ If you would like snapshot builds, this is the relevant repository information:
 <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
 ```groovy
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'dev.openfeature:sdk:1.15.1'
+    implementation 'dev.openfeature:sdk:1.16.0'
 }
 ```
 <!-- x-release-please-end-version -->
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e7b875bfc..16611e6c9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
     <groupId>dev.openfeature</groupId>
     <artifactId>sdk</artifactId>
-    <version>1.15.1</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
+    <version>1.16.0</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
 
     <properties>
         <toolchain.jdk.version>[17,)</toolchain.jdk.version>
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index ace44233b..15b989e39 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.15.1
+1.16.0