diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 08572e5b9c..561637eeb2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,18 @@
 
 Major new release that includes WebGPU support
 
+### 9.1.0-alpha.16
+
+- chore(core): DeviceProps.createCanvasContext: CanvasContextProps | true (#2188)
+- chore(deps): bump axios from 1.7.3 to 1.7.4 (#2186)
+- chore(core): follow up on device props docs and exports (#2187)
+- feat(core): new device props api (#2100)
+- feat(engine): Add BackgroundTextureModel class (#2185)
+- fix(examples): Fix blending in Texture3D example
+- chore(examples): New ShaderPassRenderer class, improved postprocessing example (#2183)
+- chore(webgl): Consolidate CommandEncoder implementation and tests (#2152)
+- fix{engine): Model - do not bind uniform buffers for modules without uniforms (#2182)
+
 ### 9.1.0-alpha.15
 
 - fix: luma8 sampler param compatibility (#2180)
diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index 243ea90d2e..9a09c3263b 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "9.1.0-alpha.15",
+  "version": "9.1.0-alpha.16",
   "npmClient": "yarn",
   "exact": true,
   "packages": [
diff --git a/modules/constants/package.json b/modules/constants/package.json
index 1bdec23a22..3ffd9b6631 100644
--- a/modules/constants/package.json
+++ b/modules/constants/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@luma.gl/constants",
-  "version": "9.1.0-alpha.15",
+  "version": "9.1.0-alpha.16",
   "description": "WebGL2 constants",
   "type": "module",
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/modules/core/package.json b/modules/core/package.json
index 23b614a53e..7078b92d65 100644
--- a/modules/core/package.json
+++ b/modules/core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@luma.gl/core",
-  "version": "9.1.0-alpha.15",
+  "version": "9.1.0-alpha.16",
   "description": "The luma.gl core Device API",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/modules/engine/package.json b/modules/engine/package.json
index 908126fcd9..9bb44643ee 100644
--- a/modules/engine/package.json
+++ b/modules/engine/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@luma.gl/engine",
-  "version": "9.1.0-alpha.15",
+  "version": "9.1.0-alpha.16",
   "description": "3D Engine Components for luma.gl",
   "type": "module",
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/modules/gltf/package.json b/modules/gltf/package.json
index 3c7c2d1145..d5c7ffb91f 100644
--- a/modules/gltf/package.json
+++ b/modules/gltf/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@luma.gl/gltf",
-  "version": "9.1.0-alpha.15",
+  "version": "9.1.0-alpha.16",
   "description": "glTF support for luma.gl",
   "type": "module",
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/modules/shadertools/package.json b/modules/shadertools/package.json
index d6abee01c9..5dcf9cfe65 100644
--- a/modules/shadertools/package.json
+++ b/modules/shadertools/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@luma.gl/shadertools",
-  "version": "9.1.0-alpha.15",
+  "version": "9.1.0-alpha.16",
   "description": "Shader module system for luma.gl",
   "type": "module",
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/modules/test-utils/package.json b/modules/test-utils/package.json
index de36b0066b..be01ab4d9f 100644
--- a/modules/test-utils/package.json
+++ b/modules/test-utils/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@luma.gl/test-utils",
-  "version": "9.1.0-alpha.15",
+  "version": "9.1.0-alpha.16",
   "description": "Automated WebGL testing utilities with Puppeteer and image diffing",
   "type": "module",
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/modules/webgl/package.json b/modules/webgl/package.json
index 200f6f2e72..12c1cd560b 100644
--- a/modules/webgl/package.json
+++ b/modules/webgl/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@luma.gl/webgl",
-  "version": "9.1.0-alpha.15",
+  "version": "9.1.0-alpha.16",
   "description": "WebGL2 adapter for the luma.gl core API",
   "type": "module",
   "license": "MIT",
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     "@luma.gl/core": "9.1.0-alpha.14"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@luma.gl/constants": "9.1.0-alpha.15",
+    "@luma.gl/constants": "9.1.0-alpha.16",
     "@math.gl/types": "4.1.0-alpha.3",
     "@probe.gl/env": "^4.0.8"
   },
diff --git a/modules/webgpu/package.json b/modules/webgpu/package.json
index 7476d61105..b69da1ca97 100644
--- a/modules/webgpu/package.json
+++ b/modules/webgpu/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@luma.gl/webgpu",
-  "version": "9.1.0-alpha.15",
+  "version": "9.1.0-alpha.16",
   "description": "WebGPU adapter for the luma.gl core API",
   "type": "module",
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 57298edd2b..1cb0cfa602 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2284,7 +2284,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@luma.gl/constants@npm:9.1.0-alpha.15, @luma.gl/constants@workspace:modules/constants":
+"@luma.gl/constants@npm:9.1.0-alpha.16, @luma.gl/constants@workspace:modules/constants":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@luma.gl/constants@workspace:modules/constants"
   languageName: unknown
@@ -2361,7 +2361,7 @@ __metadata:
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@luma.gl/webgl@workspace:modules/webgl"
   dependencies:
-    "@luma.gl/constants": "npm:9.1.0-alpha.15"
+    "@luma.gl/constants": "npm:9.1.0-alpha.16"
     "@math.gl/types": "npm:4.1.0-alpha.3"
     "@probe.gl/env": "npm:^4.0.8"
   peerDependencies:
@@ -11954,11 +11954,11 @@ __metadata:
 
 "typescript@patch:typescript@npm%3A^5.5.0#optional!builtin<compat/typescript>":
   version: 5.5.4
-  resolution: "typescript@patch:typescript@npm%3A5.5.4#optional!builtin<compat/typescript>::version=5.5.4&hash=5adc0c"
+  resolution: "typescript@patch:typescript@npm%3A5.5.4#optional!builtin<compat/typescript>::version=5.5.4&hash=379a07"
   bin:
     tsc: bin/tsc
     tsserver: bin/tsserver
-  checksum: 10c0/10dd9881baba22763de859e8050d6cb6e2db854197495c6f1929b08d1eb2b2b00d0b5d9b0bcee8472f1c3f4a7ef6a5d7ebe0cfd703f853aa5ae465b8404bc1ba
+  checksum: 10c0/73409d7b9196a5a1217b3aaad929bf76294d3ce7d6e9766dd880ece296ee91cf7d7db6b16c6c6c630ee5096eccde726c0ef17c7dfa52b01a243e57ae1f09ef07
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard