diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
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@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15)
 
-project(Rec VERSION 36.16
+project(Rec VERSION 36.16.1
         LANGUAGES CXX)
 
 # Enable testing with CTest/CDash
diff --git a/ReleaseNotes/v36r16p1.md b/ReleaseNotes/v36r16p1.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+2024-12-16 Rec v36r16p1
+===
+
+This version uses
+Lbcom [v35r16p1](../../../../Lbcom/-/tags/v35r16p1),
+LHCb [v55r16p1](../../../../LHCb/-/tags/v55r16p1),
+Gaudi [v38r1p1](../../../../Gaudi/-/tags/v38r1p1),
+Detector [v1r36](../../../../Detector/-/tags/v1r36) and
+LCG [105a](http://lcginfo.cern.ch/release/105a/) with ROOT 6.30.04.
+
+This version is released on the `v36r16-patches` branch.
+Built relative to Rec [v36r16](/../../tags/v36r16), with the following changes:
+
+### New features ~"new feature"
+
+
+
+### Fixes ~"bug fix" ~workaround
+
+
+
+### Enhancements ~enhancement
+
+
+
+### Code cleanups and changes to tests ~modernisation ~cleanup ~testing
+
+
+
+### Documentation ~Documentation
+
+
+### Other
+
+- Merge branch 'decianm-AdditionalMuonHitsForMatching' into 'v36r16-patches', !4197 (@msaur)