diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3e68bb2b93..bdc0ed5d29 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,28 @@
+# v1.16.0
+### Notable Changes
+* Add support for JSON logging ([#1467](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-ebs-csi-driver/pull/1467), [@torredil](https://github.com/torredil))
+    * `--logging-format` flag has been added to set the log format. Valid values are `text` and `json`. The default value is `text`.
+    * `--logtostderr` is deprecated.
+    * Long arguments prefixed with `-` are no longer supported, and must be prefixed with `--`. For example, `--volume-attach-limit` instead of `-volume-attach-limit`.
+* k8s.gcr.io -> registry.k8s.io ([#1488](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-ebs-csi-driver/pull/1488), [@ConnorJC3](https://github.com/ConnorJC3))
+    * The GCR manifests now use `registry.k8s.io` instead of `k8s.gcr.io` for the image repository. For users that rely on it, the images will still be pushed to `k8s.gcr.io` for the forseeable future, but we recommend migration to `registry.k8s.io` as soon as reasonably possible. For more information, see [registry.k8s.io: faster, cheaper and Generally Available (GA)](https://kubernetes.io/blog/2022/11/28/registry-k8s-io-faster-cheaper-ga/).
+* The sidecars have been updated. The new versions are:
+    - csi-provisioner: `v3.4.0`
+    - csi-attacher: `v4.1.0`
+    - csi-snapshotter: `v6.2.1`
+    - livenessprobe: `v2.9.0`
+    - csi-resizer: `v1.7.0`
+    - node-driver-registrar: `v2.7.0`
+
+### Improvements
+* Bump CI k8s version to 1.26.1 (and other CI tools upgrades) ([#1487](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-ebs-csi-driver/pull/1487), [@ConnorJC3](https://github.com/ConnorJC3))
+* Bump GitHub Actions workflows ([#1491](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-ebs-csi-driver/pull/1491), [@ConnorJC3](https://github.com/ConnorJC3))
+* Upgrade golangci-lint ([#1505](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-ebs-csi-driver/pull/1505), [@torredil](https://github.com/torredil))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+* Use test driver image when testing upgrades with CT ([#1486](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-ebs-csi-driver/pull/1486), [@torredil](https://github.com/torredil))
+* Disable buildx provenance ([#1491](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-ebs-csi-driver/pull/1491), [@ConnorJC3](https://github.com/ConnorJC3))
+
 # v1.15.0
 ### Notable Changes
 * Support specifying block size for filesystem format ([#1452](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-ebs-csi-driver/pull/1452), [@ConnorJC3](https://github.com/ConnorJC3))
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 11d7a7a232..6e0cd2a691 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-VERSION?=v1.15.0
+VERSION?=v1.16.0
 
 PKG=github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-ebs-csi-driver
 GIT_COMMIT?=$(shell git rev-parse HEAD)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7469f9cfac..191ad29bc9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,13 +20,14 @@ The [Amazon Elastic Block Store](https://aws.amazon.com/ebs/) Container Storage
 
 | Driver Version | [registry.k8s.io](https://kubernetes.io/blog/2022/11/28/registry-k8s-io-faster-cheaper-ga/) Image | [ECR Public](https://gallery.ecr.aws/ebs-csi-driver/aws-ebs-csi-driver) Image |
 |----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| v1.15.0        | registry.k8s.io/provider-aws/aws-ebs-csi-driver:v1.15.0                                           | public.ecr.aws/ebs-csi-driver/aws-ebs-csi-driver:v1.15.0                      |
+| v1.16.0        | registry.k8s.io/provider-aws/aws-ebs-csi-driver:v1.16.0                                           | public.ecr.aws/ebs-csi-driver/aws-ebs-csi-driver:v1.16.0                      |
 
 <details>
 <summary>Previous Images</summary>
 
 | Driver Version | [registry.k8s.io](https://kubernetes.io/blog/2022/11/28/registry-k8s-io-faster-cheaper-ga/) Image | [ECR Public](https://gallery.ecr.aws/ebs-csi-driver/aws-ebs-csi-driver) Image |
 |----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| v1.15.0        | registry.k8s.io/provider-aws/aws-ebs-csi-driver:v1.15.0                                           | public.ecr.aws/ebs-csi-driver/aws-ebs-csi-driver:v1.15.0                      |
 | v1.14.1        | registry.k8s.io/provider-aws/aws-ebs-csi-driver:v1.14.1                                           | public.ecr.aws/ebs-csi-driver/aws-ebs-csi-driver:v1.14.1                      |
 | v1.14.0        | registry.k8s.io/provider-aws/aws-ebs-csi-driver:v1.14.0                                           | public.ecr.aws/ebs-csi-driver/aws-ebs-csi-driver:v1.14.0                      |
 | v1.13.0        | registry.k8s.io/provider-aws/aws-ebs-csi-driver:v1.13.0                                           | public.ecr.aws/ebs-csi-driver/aws-ebs-csi-driver:v1.13.0                      |
diff --git a/charts/aws-ebs-csi-driver/CHANGELOG.md b/charts/aws-ebs-csi-driver/CHANGELOG.md
index f975e0c484..05ec03acc0 100644
--- a/charts/aws-ebs-csi-driver/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/charts/aws-ebs-csi-driver/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
 # Helm chart
 
+## v2.17.0
+* Bump driver version to `v1.16.0`
+* Add support for JSON logging ([#1467](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-ebs-csi-driver/pull/1467), [@torredil](https://github.com/torredil))
+    * `--logging-format` flag has been added to set the log format. Valid values are `text` and `json`. The default value is `text`.
+    * `--logtostderr` is deprecated.
+    * Long arguments prefixed with `-` are no longer supported, and must be prefixed with `--`. For example, `--volume-attach-limit` instead of `-volume-attach-limit`.
+* The sidecars have been updated. The new versions are:
+    - csi-provisioner: `v3.4.0`
+    - csi-attacher: `v4.1.0`
+    - csi-snapshotter: `v6.2.1`
+    - livenessprobe: `v2.9.0`
+    - csi-resizer: `v1.7.0`
+    - node-driver-registrar: `v2.7.0`
+
+
 ## v2.16.0
 * Bump driver version to `v1.15.0`
 * Change default sidecars to EKS-D ([#1475](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-ebs-csi-driver/pull/1475), [@ConnorJC3](https://github.com/ConnorJC3), [@torredil](https://github.com/torredil))
diff --git a/charts/aws-ebs-csi-driver/Chart.yaml b/charts/aws-ebs-csi-driver/Chart.yaml
index 9b0d715ba2..30c3c9d4a5 100644
--- a/charts/aws-ebs-csi-driver/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/aws-ebs-csi-driver/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 apiVersion: v2
-appVersion: 1.15.0
+appVersion: 1.16.0
 name: aws-ebs-csi-driver
 description: A Helm chart for AWS EBS CSI Driver
-version: 2.16.0
+version: 2.17.0
 kubeVersion: ">=1.17.0-0"
 home: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-ebs-csi-driver
 sources:
diff --git a/charts/aws-ebs-csi-driver/values.yaml b/charts/aws-ebs-csi-driver/values.yaml
index 8af171ce2b..ddba27c793 100644
--- a/charts/aws-ebs-csi-driver/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/aws-ebs-csi-driver/values.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ sidecars:
     image:
       pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
       repository: public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes-csi/external-provisioner
-      tag: "v3.3.0-eks-1-25-latest"
+      tag: "v3.4.0-eks-1-25-latest"
     logLevel: 2
     resources: {}
     # Tune leader lease election for csi-provisioner.
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ sidecars:
     image:
       pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
       repository: public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes-csi/external-attacher
-      tag: "v4.0.0-eks-1-25-latest"
+      tag: "v4.1.0-eks-1-25-latest"
     # Tune leader lease election for csi-attacher.
     # Leader election is on by default.
     leaderElection:
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ sidecars:
     image:
       pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
       repository: public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes-csi/external-snapshotter/csi-snapshotter
-      tag: "v6.1.0-eks-1-25-latest"
+      tag: "v6.2.1-eks-1-25-latest"
     logLevel: 2
     resources: {}
     securityContext:
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ sidecars:
     image:
       pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
       repository: public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes-csi/livenessprobe
-      tag: "v2.8.0-eks-1-25-latest"
+      tag: "v2.9.0-eks-1-25-latest"
     resources: {}
     securityContext:
       readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ sidecars:
     image:
       pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
       repository: public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes-csi/external-resizer
-      tag: "v1.6.0-eks-1-25-latest"
+      tag: "v1.7.0-eks-1-25-latest"
     logLevel: 2
     resources: {}
     securityContext:
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ sidecars:
     image:
       pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
       repository: public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes-csi/node-driver-registrar
-      tag: "v2.6.2-eks-1-25-latest"
+      tag: "v2.7.0-eks-1-25-latest"
     logLevel: 2
     resources: {}
     securityContext:
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/base/controller.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/base/controller.yaml
index 341d71ff7a..28cfcf0c98 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/base/controller.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/base/controller.yaml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ spec:
         runAsUser: 1000
       containers:
         - name: ebs-plugin
-          image: public.ecr.aws/ebs-csi-driver/aws-ebs-csi-driver:v1.15.0
+          image: public.ecr.aws/ebs-csi-driver/aws-ebs-csi-driver:v1.16.0
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           args:
             # - {all,controller,node} # specify the driver mode
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ spec:
             allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
             readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
         - name: csi-provisioner
-          image: public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes-csi/external-provisioner:v3.3.0-eks-1-25-latest
+          image: public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes-csi/external-provisioner:v3.4.0-eks-1-25-latest
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           args:
             - --csi-address=$(ADDRESS)
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ spec:
             allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
             readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
         - name: csi-attacher
-          image: public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes-csi/external-attacher:v4.0.0-eks-1-25-latest
+          image: public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes-csi/external-attacher:v4.1.0-eks-1-25-latest
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           args:
             - --csi-address=$(ADDRESS)
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ spec:
             allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
             readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
         - name: csi-snapshotter
-          image: public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes-csi/external-snapshotter/csi-snapshotter:v6.1.0-eks-1-25-latest
+          image: public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes-csi/external-snapshotter/csi-snapshotter:v6.2.1-eks-1-25-latest
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           args:
             - --csi-address=$(ADDRESS)
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ spec:
             allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
             readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
         - name: csi-resizer
-          image: public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes-csi/external-resizer:v1.6.0-eks-1-25-latest
+          image: public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes-csi/external-resizer:v1.7.0-eks-1-25-latest
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           args:
             - --csi-address=$(ADDRESS)
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ spec:
             allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
             readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
         - name: liveness-probe
-          image: public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes-csi/livenessprobe:v2.8.0-eks-1-25-latest
+          image: public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes-csi/livenessprobe:v2.9.0-eks-1-25-latest
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           args:
             - --csi-address=/csi/csi.sock
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/base/node.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/base/node.yaml
index 0ea2265313..4c6c9c0168 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/base/node.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/base/node.yaml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ spec:
         runAsUser: 0
       containers:
         - name: ebs-plugin
-          image: public.ecr.aws/ebs-csi-driver/aws-ebs-csi-driver:v1.15.0
+          image: public.ecr.aws/ebs-csi-driver/aws-ebs-csi-driver:v1.16.0
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           args:
             - node
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ spec:
             privileged: true
             readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
         - name: node-driver-registrar
-          image: public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes-csi/node-driver-registrar:v2.6.2-eks-1-25-latest
+          image: public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes-csi/node-driver-registrar:v2.7.0-eks-1-25-latest
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           args:
             - --csi-address=$(ADDRESS)
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ spec:
             allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
             readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
         - name: liveness-probe
-          image: public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes-csi/livenessprobe:v2.8.0-eks-1-25-latest
+          image: public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes-csi/livenessprobe:v2.9.0-eks-1-25-latest
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           args:
             - --csi-address=/csi/csi.sock
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/stable/gcr/kustomization.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/stable/gcr/kustomization.yaml
index 8f5f54ae9c..e4785931eb 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/stable/gcr/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/stable/gcr/kustomization.yaml
@@ -7,19 +7,19 @@ images:
     newName: registry.k8s.io/provider-aws/aws-ebs-csi-driver
   - name: public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes-csi/external-provisioner
     newName: registry.k8s.io/sig-storage/csi-provisioner
-    newTag: v3.3.0
+    newTag: v3.4.0
   - name: public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes-csi/external-attacher
     newName: registry.k8s.io/sig-storage/csi-attacher
-    newTag: v4.0.0
+    newTag: v4.1.0
   - name: public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes-csi/livenessprobe
     newName: registry.k8s.io/sig-storage/livenessprobe
-    newTag: v2.8.0
+    newTag: v2.9.0
   - name: public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes-csi/external-snapshotter/csi-snapshotter
     newName: registry.k8s.io/sig-storage/csi-snapshotter
-    newTag: v6.1.0
+    newTag: v6.2.1
   - name: public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes-csi/external-resizer
     newName: registry.k8s.io/sig-storage/csi-resizer
-    newTag: v1.6.0
+    newTag: v1.7.0
   - name: public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes-csi/node-driver-registrar
     newName: registry.k8s.io/sig-storage/csi-node-driver-registrar
-    newTag: v2.6.2
+    newTag: v2.7.0
diff --git a/docs/install.md b/docs/install.md
index 1da093b742..a90d9724e5 100644
--- a/docs/install.md
+++ b/docs/install.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ You may deploy the EBS CSI driver via Kustomize, Helm, or as an [Amazon EKS mana
 
 #### Kustomize
 ```sh
-kubectl apply -k "github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-ebs-csi-driver/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/stable/?ref=release-1.15"
+kubectl apply -k "github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-ebs-csi-driver/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/stable/?ref=release-1.16"
 ```
 
 *Note: Using the master branch to deploy the driver is not supported as the master branch may contain upcoming features incompatible with the currently released stable version of the driver.*