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+## Version 2.16.0 Release Notes
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+Compatible with OpenSearch 2.16.0
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+### Infrastructure
+* Bump bouncycastle from 1.74 to 1.78.1  [#656](https://github.com/opensearch-project/performance-analyzer/pull/656)
+* Bump PA to use 1.5.0 PA commons lib [#698](https://github.com/opensearch-project/performance-analyzer/pull/698)
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+### Feature 
+* Adds index_uuid as a tag in node stats all shard metrics [#680](https://github.com/opensearch-project/performance-analyzer/pull/680)
+* Adds the listener for resource utilization metrics [#687](https://github.com/opensearch-project/performance-analyzer/pull/687)