Update versions for v1.9.16 (#2793)

Author: StephenButtolph

RELEASES.md

@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # Release Notes
 
+## [v1.9.16](https://github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/releases/tag/v1.9.16)
+
+This version is backwards compatible to [v1.9.0](https://github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/releases/tag/v1.9.0). It is optional, but encouraged. The supported plugin version is `24`.
+
+- Removed unnecessary repoll after rejecting vertices
+- Improved snowstorm lookup error handling
+- Removed rejected vertices from the Avalanche frontier more aggressively
+- Reduced default health check values for processing decisions
+
 ## [v1.9.15](https://github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/releases/tag/v1.9.15)
 
 This version is backwards compatible to [v1.9.0](https://github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/releases/tag/v1.9.0). It is optional, but encouraged. The supported plugin version is `24`.

version/compatibility.json

@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
     "v1.9.11",
     "v1.9.12",
     "v1.9.14",
-    "v1.9.15"
+    "v1.9.15",
+    "v1.9.16"
   ],
   "23": [
     "v1.9.9"

version/constants.go

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ var (
 	Current = &Semantic{
 		Major: 1,
 		Minor: 9,
-		Patch: 15,
+		Patch: 16,
 	}
 	CurrentApp = &Application{
 		Major: Current.Major,