diff --git a/packages/core/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/core/CHANGELOG.md
index fa714209..acfdaa32 100644
--- a/packages/core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## [@segment/analytics-react-native-v2.16.1](https://github.com/segmentio/analytics-react-native/compare/@segment/analytics-react-native-v2.16.0...@segment/analytics-react-native-v2.16.1) (2023-09-14)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* split userInfo/context stamping from raw event data ([#876](https://github.com/segmentio/analytics-react-native/issues/876)) ([c220376](https://github.com/segmentio/analytics-react-native/commit/c220376a393b2d89a3ebb91b572edeb21cdcd5a4))
+
 ## [@segment/analytics-react-native-v2.16.0](https://github.com/segmentio/analytics-react-native/compare/@segment/analytics-react-native-v2.15.0...@segment/analytics-react-native-v2.16.0) (2023-08-21)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 1eba515c..55763051 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@segment/analytics-react-native",
-  "version": "2.16.0",
+  "version": "2.16.1",
   "description": "The hassle-free way to add Segment analytics to your React-Native app.",
   "main": "lib/commonjs/index",
   "scripts": {