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+## Version 2.16.0.0 2024-07-25
+Compatible with OpenSearch 2.16.0
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+### Maintenance
+* Increment version to 2.16.0-SNAPSHOT. ([#1589](https://github.com/opensearch-project/alerting/pull/1589))
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+### Bug Fixes
+* Fixing build script to only publish alerting zip ([#1605](https://github.com/opensearch-project/alerting/pull/1605))
+* fix pluginzippublish issue ([#1604](https://github.com/opensearch-project/alerting/pull/1604))
+
+### Enhancements
+* Enable cross-cluster monitor cluster setting ([#1612](https://github.com/opensearch-project/alerting/pull/1612))
+* Register system index descriptors through SystemIndexPlugin.getSystemIndexDescriptors ([#1594](https://github.com/opensearch-project/alerting/pull/1594))
+* commits to support remote monitors in alerting ([#1589](https://github.com/opensearch-project/alerting/pull/1589))
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+### Documentation
+* Added 2.16 release notes. ([#1619](https://github.com/opensearch-project/alerting/pull/1619))
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