diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index c8d185f..9e67e12 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "0.8.15"
+    ".": "0.8.16"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5ab961d..3bcf68e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ Do not hand-edit released sections — release-please regenerates them from the
 
 <!-- release-please starts maintaining content below this comment. -->
 
+## [0.8.16](https://github.com/Alpaq92/MenYou/compare/v0.8.15...v0.8.16) (2026-07-11)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **discovery:** drop uninstall entries and dead-path ghosts from the AppsFolder scan ([#73](https://github.com/Alpaq92/MenYou/issues/73)) ([1870e1a](https://github.com/Alpaq92/MenYou/commit/1870e1aaef7fcc4b0928bb74ca6b4a87d0f94903))
+
 ## [0.8.15](https://github.com/Alpaq92/MenYou/compare/v0.8.14...v0.8.15) (2026-07-09)
 
 
diff --git a/src/MenYou/MenYou.csproj b/src/MenYou/MenYou.csproj
index b4db7fc..4c574ce 100644
--- a/src/MenYou/MenYou.csproj
+++ b/src/MenYou/MenYou.csproj
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <!-- Baked into the assembly so the app can self-report its version (shown
          next to the About button). release-please bumps this on each release
          via the generic updater in release-please-config.json. -->
-    <Version>0.8.15</Version> <!-- x-release-please-version -->
+    <Version>0.8.16</Version> <!-- x-release-please-version -->
     <UseWindowsForms>false</UseWindowsForms>
     <UseWPF>false</UseWPF>
     <EnableDefaultAvaloniaItems>true</EnableDefaultAvaloniaItems>