diff --git a/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
index 1a81d42..41681ec 100644
--- a/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "lich",
   "description": "Claude Code plugin for the lich harness",
-  "version": "0.15.1",
+  "version": "0.16.0",
   "author": {
     "name": "omartelo"
   }
diff --git a/.codex-plugin/plugin.json b/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
index c03d810..28fece0 100644
--- a/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lich",
-  "version": "0.15.1",
+  "version": "0.16.0",
   "description": "Codex CLI plugin for the lich harness",
   "author": {
     "name": "omartelo"
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 62ca746..6706971 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.16.0] - 2026-10-05
+
 ### Changed
 
 - **A lich worker's report arrives the way Claude Code's own background agent's
@@ -556,7 +558,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   plugin is safe to install globally. Requests time out after ~1s and errors
   are swallowed — the hook never blocks or fails the turn.
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/omartelo/lich-plugin/compare/v0.15.1...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/omartelo/lich-plugin/compare/v0.16.0...HEAD
+[0.16.0]: https://github.com/omartelo/lich-plugin/compare/v0.15.1...v0.16.0
 [0.15.1]: https://github.com/omartelo/lich-plugin/compare/v0.15.0...v0.15.1
 [0.15.0]: https://github.com/omartelo/lich-plugin/compare/v0.14.0...v0.15.0
 [0.14.0]: https://github.com/omartelo/lich-plugin/compare/v0.13.2...v0.14.0
diff --git a/hooks/mod-control.js b/hooks/mod-control.js
index fa837f4..56bcca0 100644
--- a/hooks/mod-control.js
+++ b/hooks/mod-control.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 // a module that hands `$` to a nested function.
 
 // Sent as X-Lich-Plugin on every request; bumped at release (CLAUDE.md, Release).
-const PLUGIN_VERSION = "0.15.1"
+const PLUGIN_VERSION = "0.16.0"
 
 const SETTLE_WHEN_IDLE = new Set(["prompt", "command"])
 
diff --git a/hooks/mod-usage.js b/hooks/mod-usage.js
index a78bf49..10e610c 100644
--- a/hooks/mod-usage.js
+++ b/hooks/mod-usage.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 // refuses a module that hands `$` to a nested function.
 
 // Sent as X-Lich-Plugin on every request; bumped at release (CLAUDE.md, Release).
-const PLUGIN_VERSION = "0.15.1"
+const PLUGIN_VERSION = "0.16.0"
 
 /**
  * @typedef {import('claude-code').EngineInterface} Engine
diff --git a/hooks/report-session-start.sh b/hooks/report-session-start.sh
index 54a9cd2..1e2aeab 100755
--- a/hooks/report-session-start.sh
+++ b/hooks/report-session-start.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 [ -n "$LICH_PORT" ] && [ -n "$LICH_TOKEN" ] && [ -n "$LICH_SESSION_ID" ] || exit 0
 
 # Sent as X-Lich-Plugin on every report; bumped at release (CLAUDE.md, Release).
-plugin_version=0.15.1
+plugin_version=0.16.0
 provider=${1:-claude}
 # Parse session_id from the stdin payload. Prefer jq; fall back to sed so the
 # hook works on Windows, where jq is usually absent but sed (Git Bash) is not.
diff --git a/hooks/report-state.sh b/hooks/report-state.sh
index 6789906..bd4599c 100755
--- a/hooks/report-state.sh
+++ b/hooks/report-state.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 [ -n "$LICH_PORT" ] && [ -n "$LICH_TOKEN" ] && [ -n "$LICH_SESSION_ID" ] || exit 0
 
 # Sent as X-Lich-Plugin on every report; bumped at release (CLAUDE.md, Release).
-plugin_version=0.15.1
+plugin_version=0.16.0
 
 state=$1
 body="{\"session_id\":\"${LICH_SESSION_ID}\",\"state\":\"${state}\"}"
diff --git a/hooks/report-title.sh b/hooks/report-title.sh
index 1abd911..490cd2c 100755
--- a/hooks/report-title.sh
+++ b/hooks/report-title.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 [ -n "$LICH_PORT" ] && [ -n "$LICH_TOKEN" ] && [ -n "$LICH_SESSION_ID" ] || exit 0
 
 # Sent as X-Lich-Plugin on every report; bumped at release (CLAUDE.md, Release).
-plugin_version=0.15.1
+plugin_version=0.16.0
 command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1 || exit 0
 
 # Checked before stdin is read, because it is the whole point: finding a title
diff --git a/hooks/report-tool.sh b/hooks/report-tool.sh
index 941220c..7cfb969 100755
--- a/hooks/report-tool.sh
+++ b/hooks/report-tool.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 [ -n "$LICH_PORT" ] && [ -n "$LICH_TOKEN" ] && [ -n "$LICH_SESSION_ID" ] || exit 0
 
 # Sent as X-Lich-Plugin on every report; bumped at release (CLAUDE.md, Release).
-plugin_version=0.15.1
+plugin_version=0.16.0
 
 here=$(dirname "$0")
 payload=$(cat)
diff --git a/hooks/report-touched.sh b/hooks/report-touched.sh
index 6f0d26e..006b58c 100755
--- a/hooks/report-touched.sh
+++ b/hooks/report-touched.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 [ -n "$LICH_PORT" ] && [ -n "$LICH_TOKEN" ] && [ -n "$LICH_SESSION_ID" ] || exit 0
 
 # Sent as X-Lich-Plugin on every report; bumped at release (CLAUDE.md, Release).
-plugin_version=0.15.1
+plugin_version=0.16.0
 
 curl -s -o /dev/null --max-time 1 \
   -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:${LICH_PORT}/session-touched?token=${LICH_TOKEN}" \
diff --git a/omp/lich.js b/omp/lich.js
index 65036b4..cbdf27e 100644
--- a/omp/lich.js
+++ b/omp/lich.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 // environment is read per report rather than at import, so a module loaded
 // outside lich stays a no-op instead of a cached decision.
 // Sent as X-Lich-Plugin on every report; bumped at release (CLAUDE.md, Release).
-const PLUGIN_VERSION = "0.15.1"
+const PLUGIN_VERSION = "0.16.0"
 
 function report(path, body) {
   const port = process.env.LICH_PORT
diff --git a/opencode/lich.js b/opencode/lich.js
index 9442bad..25a74b0 100644
--- a/opencode/lich.js
+++ b/opencode/lich.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 // environment is read per report rather than at import, so a module loaded
 // outside lich stays a no-op instead of a cached decision.
 // Sent as X-Lich-Plugin on every report; bumped at release (CLAUDE.md, Release).
-const PLUGIN_VERSION = "0.15.1"
+const PLUGIN_VERSION = "0.16.0"
 
 function report(path, body) {
   const port = process.env.LICH_PORT
diff --git a/tests/lich-ref b/tests/lich-ref
index 1984a0a..9dfb51f 100644
--- a/tests/lich-ref
+++ b/tests/lich-ref
@@ -1 +1 @@
-669d38a521c95688d522e97ad464409908f3f353
+v0.59.0