diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index df939dd52..39b134ac1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ For more information jump to a section below.
 
 | Branch | Description        | Build Status | Coverage Status | Code Style |
  |----|---------------|--------------|-----------------|--|
-| Main | 4.15.0 Builds | [![Build Status](https://fuselabs.visualstudio.com/SDK_v4/_apis/build/status/Python/Python-CI-PR-yaml?branchName=main)](https://fuselabs.visualstudio.com/SDK_v4/_build/latest?definitionId=771&branchName=main) | [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/microsoft/botbuilder-python/badge.svg?branch=HEAD)](https://coveralls.io/github/microsoft/botbuilder-python?branch=HEAD) | [![Code style: black](https://img.shields.io/badge/code%20style-black-000000.svg)](https://github.com/psf/black) |
+| Main | 4.16.0 Builds | [![Build Status](https://fuselabs.visualstudio.com/SDK_v4/_apis/build/status/Python/Python-CI-PR-yaml?branchName=main)](https://fuselabs.visualstudio.com/SDK_v4/_build/latest?definitionId=771&branchName=main) | [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/microsoft/botbuilder-python/badge.svg?branch=HEAD)](https://coveralls.io/github/microsoft/botbuilder-python?branch=HEAD) | [![Code style: black](https://img.shields.io/badge/code%20style-black-000000.svg)](https://github.com/psf/black) |
 
 ## Packages
 
diff --git a/libraries/botbuilder-adapters-slack/botbuilder/adapters/slack/about.py b/libraries/botbuilder-adapters-slack/botbuilder/adapters/slack/about.py
index a7f0c2b88..2da3fe8e7 100644
--- a/libraries/botbuilder-adapters-slack/botbuilder/adapters/slack/about.py
+++ b/libraries/botbuilder-adapters-slack/botbuilder/adapters/slack/about.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 __title__ = "botbuilder-adapters-slack"
 __version__ = (
-    os.environ["packageVersion"] if "packageVersion" in os.environ else "4.15.0"
+    os.environ["packageVersion"] if "packageVersion" in os.environ else "4.16.0"
 )
 __uri__ = "https://www.github.com/Microsoft/botbuilder-python"
 __author__ = "Microsoft"
diff --git a/libraries/botbuilder-adapters-slack/requirements.txt b/libraries/botbuilder-adapters-slack/requirements.txt
index 312d38e8a..aad8e0cae 100644
--- a/libraries/botbuilder-adapters-slack/requirements.txt
+++ b/libraries/botbuilder-adapters-slack/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 aiohttp==3.9.3
 pyslack
-botbuilder-core==4.15.0
+botbuilder-core==4.16.0
 slackclient
diff --git a/libraries/botbuilder-adapters-slack/setup.py b/libraries/botbuilder-adapters-slack/setup.py
index 41ac5dc42..d3eb8cbd1 100644
--- a/libraries/botbuilder-adapters-slack/setup.py
+++ b/libraries/botbuilder-adapters-slack/setup.py
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 from setuptools import setup
 
 REQUIRES = [
-    "botbuilder-schema==4.15.0",
-    "botframework-connector==4.15.0",
-    "botbuilder-core==4.15.0",
+    "botbuilder-schema==4.16.0",
+    "botframework-connector==4.16.0",
+    "botbuilder-core==4.16.0",
     "pyslack",
     "slackclient",
 ]
diff --git a/libraries/botbuilder-ai/botbuilder/ai/about.py b/libraries/botbuilder-ai/botbuilder/ai/about.py
index c6bda926b..22d69d517 100644
--- a/libraries/botbuilder-ai/botbuilder/ai/about.py
+++ b/libraries/botbuilder-ai/botbuilder/ai/about.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 __title__ = "botbuilder-ai"
 __version__ = (
-    os.environ["packageVersion"] if "packageVersion" in os.environ else "4.15.0"
+    os.environ["packageVersion"] if "packageVersion" in os.environ else "4.16.0"
 )
 __uri__ = "https://www.github.com/Microsoft/botbuilder-python"
 __author__ = "Microsoft"
diff --git a/libraries/botbuilder-ai/requirements.txt b/libraries/botbuilder-ai/requirements.txt
index 221374746..876a8d459 100644
--- a/libraries/botbuilder-ai/requirements.txt
+++ b/libraries/botbuilder-ai/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 msrest== 0.7.*
-botbuilder-schema==4.15.0
-botbuilder-core==4.15.0
+botbuilder-schema==4.16.0
+botbuilder-core==4.16.0
 requests==2.31.0
 aiounittest==1.3.0
 azure-cognitiveservices-language-luis==0.2.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/botbuilder-ai/setup.py b/libraries/botbuilder-ai/setup.py
index 0b61efc81..989f1755c 100644
--- a/libraries/botbuilder-ai/setup.py
+++ b/libraries/botbuilder-ai/setup.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
 REQUIRES = [
     "azure-cognitiveservices-language-luis==0.2.0",
-    "botbuilder-schema==4.15.0",
-    "botbuilder-core==4.15.0",
+    "botbuilder-schema==4.16.0",
+    "botbuilder-core==4.16.0",
     "aiohttp==3.9.3",
 ]
 
diff --git a/libraries/botbuilder-applicationinsights/botbuilder/applicationinsights/about.py b/libraries/botbuilder-applicationinsights/botbuilder/applicationinsights/about.py
index cf0b5e087..74f9edbb5 100644
--- a/libraries/botbuilder-applicationinsights/botbuilder/applicationinsights/about.py
+++ b/libraries/botbuilder-applicationinsights/botbuilder/applicationinsights/about.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 __title__ = "botbuilder-applicationinsights"
 __version__ = (
-    os.environ["packageVersion"] if "packageVersion" in os.environ else "4.15.0"
+    os.environ["packageVersion"] if "packageVersion" in os.environ else "4.16.0"
 )
 __uri__ = "https://www.github.com/Microsoft/botbuilder-python"
 __author__ = "Microsoft"
diff --git a/libraries/botbuilder-applicationinsights/requirements.txt b/libraries/botbuilder-applicationinsights/requirements.txt
index 7d22c3724..dd908fd7c 100644
--- a/libraries/botbuilder-applicationinsights/requirements.txt
+++ b/libraries/botbuilder-applicationinsights/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 msrest== 0.7.*
-botbuilder-core==4.15.0
+botbuilder-core==4.16.0
 aiounittest==1.3.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/botbuilder-applicationinsights/setup.py b/libraries/botbuilder-applicationinsights/setup.py
index a91a9acb1..8b9dc8107 100644
--- a/libraries/botbuilder-applicationinsights/setup.py
+++ b/libraries/botbuilder-applicationinsights/setup.py
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 
 REQUIRES = [
     "applicationinsights==0.11.9",
-    "botbuilder-schema==4.15.0",
-    "botframework-connector==4.15.0",
-    "botbuilder-core==4.15.0",
+    "botbuilder-schema==4.16.0",
+    "botframework-connector==4.16.0",
+    "botbuilder-core==4.16.0",
 ]
 TESTS_REQUIRES = [
     "aiounittest==1.3.0",
diff --git a/libraries/botbuilder-azure/botbuilder/azure/about.py b/libraries/botbuilder-azure/botbuilder/azure/about.py
index 142cc9770..73d05308a 100644
--- a/libraries/botbuilder-azure/botbuilder/azure/about.py
+++ b/libraries/botbuilder-azure/botbuilder/azure/about.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 __title__ = "botbuilder-azure"
 __version__ = (
-    os.environ["packageVersion"] if "packageVersion" in os.environ else "4.15.0"
+    os.environ["packageVersion"] if "packageVersion" in os.environ else "4.16.0"
 )
 __uri__ = "https://www.github.com/Microsoft/botbuilder-python"
 __author__ = "Microsoft"
diff --git a/libraries/botbuilder-azure/setup.py b/libraries/botbuilder-azure/setup.py
index 0b9806867..8d698a34f 100644
--- a/libraries/botbuilder-azure/setup.py
+++ b/libraries/botbuilder-azure/setup.py
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
     "azure-cosmos==3.2.0",
     "azure-storage-blob==12.7.0",
     "azure-storage-queue==12.1.5",
-    "botbuilder-schema==4.15.0",
-    "botframework-connector==4.15.0",
+    "botbuilder-schema==4.16.0",
+    "botframework-connector==4.16.0",
     "jsonpickle>=1.2,<1.5",
 ]
 TEST_REQUIRES = ["aiounittest==1.3.0"]
diff --git a/libraries/botbuilder-core/botbuilder/core/about.py b/libraries/botbuilder-core/botbuilder/core/about.py
index 77319082e..b684dfef7 100644
--- a/libraries/botbuilder-core/botbuilder/core/about.py
+++ b/libraries/botbuilder-core/botbuilder/core/about.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 __title__ = "botbuilder-core"
 __version__ = (
-    os.environ["packageVersion"] if "packageVersion" in os.environ else "4.15.0"
+    os.environ["packageVersion"] if "packageVersion" in os.environ else "4.16.0"
 )
 __uri__ = "https://www.github.com/Microsoft/botbuilder-python"
 __author__ = "Microsoft"
diff --git a/libraries/botbuilder-core/requirements.txt b/libraries/botbuilder-core/requirements.txt
index 8da13ad95..b33ed42bf 100644
--- a/libraries/botbuilder-core/requirements.txt
+++ b/libraries/botbuilder-core/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 msrest== 0.7.*
-botframework-connector==4.15.0
-botbuilder-schema==4.15.0
-botframework-streaming==4.15.0
+botframework-connector==4.16.0
+botbuilder-schema==4.16.0
+botframework-streaming==4.16.0
 requests==2.31.0
 PyJWT==2.4.0
 cryptography==42.0.4
diff --git a/libraries/botbuilder-core/setup.py b/libraries/botbuilder-core/setup.py
index a9b9b9fd0..6b4ec5929 100644
--- a/libraries/botbuilder-core/setup.py
+++ b/libraries/botbuilder-core/setup.py
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 import os
 from setuptools import setup
 
-VERSION = os.environ["packageVersion"] if "packageVersion" in os.environ else "4.15.0"
+VERSION = os.environ["packageVersion"] if "packageVersion" in os.environ else "4.16.0"
 REQUIRES = [
-    "botbuilder-schema==4.15.0",
-    "botframework-connector==4.15.0",
-    "botframework-streaming==4.15.0",
+    "botbuilder-schema==4.16.0",
+    "botframework-connector==4.16.0",
+    "botframework-streaming==4.16.0",
     "jsonpickle>=1.2,<1.5",
 ]
 
diff --git a/libraries/botbuilder-dialogs/botbuilder/dialogs/about.py b/libraries/botbuilder-dialogs/botbuilder/dialogs/about.py
index 609492f20..ac3c0bd7f 100644
--- a/libraries/botbuilder-dialogs/botbuilder/dialogs/about.py
+++ b/libraries/botbuilder-dialogs/botbuilder/dialogs/about.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 __title__ = "botbuilder-dialogs"
 __version__ = (
-    os.environ["packageVersion"] if "packageVersion" in os.environ else "4.15.0"
+    os.environ["packageVersion"] if "packageVersion" in os.environ else "4.16.0"
 )
 __uri__ = "https://www.github.com/Microsoft/botbuilder-python"
 __author__ = "Microsoft"
diff --git a/libraries/botbuilder-dialogs/requirements.txt b/libraries/botbuilder-dialogs/requirements.txt
index 05ccb8570..907c7fca7 100644
--- a/libraries/botbuilder-dialogs/requirements.txt
+++ b/libraries/botbuilder-dialogs/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 msrest== 0.7.*
-botframework-connector==4.15.0
-botbuilder-schema==4.15.0
-botbuilder-core==4.15.0
+botframework-connector==4.16.0
+botbuilder-schema==4.16.0
+botbuilder-core==4.16.0
 requests==2.31.0
 PyJWT==2.4.0
 cryptography==42.0.4
diff --git a/libraries/botbuilder-dialogs/setup.py b/libraries/botbuilder-dialogs/setup.py
index 574f8bbe7..8b2a44a27 100644
--- a/libraries/botbuilder-dialogs/setup.py
+++ b/libraries/botbuilder-dialogs/setup.py
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
     "recognizers-text>=1.0.2a1",
     "recognizers-text-choice>=1.0.2a1",
     "babel==2.9.1",
-    "botbuilder-schema==4.15.0",
-    "botframework-connector==4.15.0",
-    "botbuilder-core==4.15.0",
+    "botbuilder-schema==4.16.0",
+    "botframework-connector==4.16.0",
+    "botbuilder-core==4.16.0",
 ]
 
 TEST_REQUIRES = ["aiounittest==1.3.0"]
diff --git a/libraries/botbuilder-integration-aiohttp/botbuilder/integration/aiohttp/about.py b/libraries/botbuilder-integration-aiohttp/botbuilder/integration/aiohttp/about.py
index 898458512..fd45f9491 100644
--- a/libraries/botbuilder-integration-aiohttp/botbuilder/integration/aiohttp/about.py
+++ b/libraries/botbuilder-integration-aiohttp/botbuilder/integration/aiohttp/about.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 __title__ = "botbuilder-integration-aiohttp"
 __version__ = (
-    os.environ["packageVersion"] if "packageVersion" in os.environ else "4.15.0"
+    os.environ["packageVersion"] if "packageVersion" in os.environ else "4.16.0"
 )
 __uri__ = "https://www.github.com/Microsoft/botbuilder-python"
 __author__ = "Microsoft"
diff --git a/libraries/botbuilder-integration-aiohttp/requirements.txt b/libraries/botbuilder-integration-aiohttp/requirements.txt
index 85b38ee6f..e05b8da2f 100644
--- a/libraries/botbuilder-integration-aiohttp/requirements.txt
+++ b/libraries/botbuilder-integration-aiohttp/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 msrest== 0.7.*
-botframework-connector==4.15.0
-botbuilder-schema==4.15.0
+botframework-connector==4.16.0
+botbuilder-schema==4.16.0
 aiohttp==3.9.3
diff --git a/libraries/botbuilder-integration-aiohttp/setup.py b/libraries/botbuilder-integration-aiohttp/setup.py
index b69be5e90..fd743ecf3 100644
--- a/libraries/botbuilder-integration-aiohttp/setup.py
+++ b/libraries/botbuilder-integration-aiohttp/setup.py
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 import os
 from setuptools import setup
 
-VERSION = os.environ["packageVersion"] if "packageVersion" in os.environ else "4.15.0"
+VERSION = os.environ["packageVersion"] if "packageVersion" in os.environ else "4.16.0"
 REQUIRES = [
-    "botbuilder-schema==4.15.0",
-    "botframework-connector==4.15.0",
-    "botbuilder-core==4.15.0",
+    "botbuilder-schema==4.16.0",
+    "botframework-connector==4.16.0",
+    "botbuilder-core==4.16.0",
     "yarl>=1.8.1",
     "aiohttp==3.9.3",
 ]
diff --git a/libraries/botbuilder-integration-applicationinsights-aiohttp/botbuilder/integration/applicationinsights/aiohttp/about.py b/libraries/botbuilder-integration-applicationinsights-aiohttp/botbuilder/integration/applicationinsights/aiohttp/about.py
index 6a821af3e..ab88a6efe 100644
--- a/libraries/botbuilder-integration-applicationinsights-aiohttp/botbuilder/integration/applicationinsights/aiohttp/about.py
+++ b/libraries/botbuilder-integration-applicationinsights-aiohttp/botbuilder/integration/applicationinsights/aiohttp/about.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 __title__ = "botbuilder-integration-applicationinsights-aiohttp"
 __version__ = (
-    os.environ["packageVersion"] if "packageVersion" in os.environ else "4.15.0"
+    os.environ["packageVersion"] if "packageVersion" in os.environ else "4.16.0"
 )
 __uri__ = "https://www.github.com/Microsoft/botbuilder-python"
 __author__ = "Microsoft"
diff --git a/libraries/botbuilder-integration-applicationinsights-aiohttp/setup.py b/libraries/botbuilder-integration-applicationinsights-aiohttp/setup.py
index f4b9933b8..185324083 100644
--- a/libraries/botbuilder-integration-applicationinsights-aiohttp/setup.py
+++ b/libraries/botbuilder-integration-applicationinsights-aiohttp/setup.py
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
 REQUIRES = [
     "applicationinsights>=0.11.9",
     "aiohttp==3.9.3",
-    "botbuilder-schema==4.15.0",
-    "botframework-connector==4.15.0",
-    "botbuilder-core==4.15.0",
-    "botbuilder-applicationinsights==4.15.0",
+    "botbuilder-schema==4.16.0",
+    "botframework-connector==4.16.0",
+    "botbuilder-core==4.16.0",
+    "botbuilder-applicationinsights==4.16.0",
 ]
 TESTS_REQUIRES = [
     "aiounittest==1.3.0",
diff --git a/libraries/botbuilder-schema/setup.py b/libraries/botbuilder-schema/setup.py
index ac285ff01..dba58aa60 100644
--- a/libraries/botbuilder-schema/setup.py
+++ b/libraries/botbuilder-schema/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from setuptools import setup
 
 NAME = "botbuilder-schema"
-VERSION = os.environ["packageVersion"] if "packageVersion" in os.environ else "4.15.0"
+VERSION = os.environ["packageVersion"] if "packageVersion" in os.environ else "4.16.0"
 REQUIRES = ["msrest== 0.7.*", "urllib3<2.0.0"]
 
 root = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
diff --git a/libraries/botbuilder-testing/botbuilder/testing/about.py b/libraries/botbuilder-testing/botbuilder/testing/about.py
index 5c866c335..89af35e45 100644
--- a/libraries/botbuilder-testing/botbuilder/testing/about.py
+++ b/libraries/botbuilder-testing/botbuilder/testing/about.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 __title__ = "botbuilder-testing"
 __version__ = (
-    os.environ["packageVersion"] if "packageVersion" in os.environ else "4.15.0"
+    os.environ["packageVersion"] if "packageVersion" in os.environ else "4.16.0"
 )
 __uri__ = "https://www.github.com/Microsoft/botbuilder-python"
 __author__ = "Microsoft"
diff --git a/libraries/botbuilder-testing/requirements.txt b/libraries/botbuilder-testing/requirements.txt
index 8f011997c..b19d84f12 100644
--- a/libraries/botbuilder-testing/requirements.txt
+++ b/libraries/botbuilder-testing/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-botbuilder-schema==4.15.0
-botbuilder-core==4.15.0
-botbuilder-dialogs==4.15.0
+botbuilder-schema==4.16.0
+botbuilder-core==4.16.0
+botbuilder-dialogs==4.16.0
 aiounittest==1.4.0
diff --git a/libraries/botbuilder-testing/setup.py b/libraries/botbuilder-testing/setup.py
index 0dbc2304d..e7dc81fd7 100644
--- a/libraries/botbuilder-testing/setup.py
+++ b/libraries/botbuilder-testing/setup.py
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 from setuptools import setup
 
 REQUIRES = [
-    "botbuilder-schema==4.15.0",
-    "botbuilder-core==4.15.0",
-    "botbuilder-dialogs==4.15.0",
-    "botbuilder-azure==4.15.0",
+    "botbuilder-schema==4.16.0",
+    "botbuilder-core==4.16.0",
+    "botbuilder-dialogs==4.16.0",
+    "botbuilder-azure==4.16.0",
     "pytest~=7.3.1",
 ]
 
diff --git a/libraries/botframework-connector/botframework/connector/about.py b/libraries/botframework-connector/botframework/connector/about.py
index 1df0ab2e9..9f11a65e3 100644
--- a/libraries/botframework-connector/botframework/connector/about.py
+++ b/libraries/botframework-connector/botframework/connector/about.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 __title__ = "botframework-connector"
 __version__ = (
-    os.environ["packageVersion"] if "packageVersion" in os.environ else "4.15.0"
+    os.environ["packageVersion"] if "packageVersion" in os.environ else "4.16.0"
 )
 __uri__ = "https://www.github.com/Microsoft/botbuilder-python"
 __author__ = "Microsoft"
diff --git a/libraries/botframework-connector/requirements.txt b/libraries/botframework-connector/requirements.txt
index 25d38e349..94b433187 100644
--- a/libraries/botframework-connector/requirements.txt
+++ b/libraries/botframework-connector/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 msrest==0.7.*
-botbuilder-schema==4.15.0
+botbuilder-schema==4.16.0
 requests==2.31.0
 PyJWT==2.4.0
 cryptography==42.0.4
diff --git a/libraries/botframework-connector/setup.py b/libraries/botframework-connector/setup.py
index 2e6c8fe64..ca4b72025 100644
--- a/libraries/botframework-connector/setup.py
+++ b/libraries/botframework-connector/setup.py
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
 from setuptools import setup
 
 NAME = "botframework-connector"
-VERSION = os.environ["packageVersion"] if "packageVersion" in os.environ else "4.15.0"
+VERSION = os.environ["packageVersion"] if "packageVersion" in os.environ else "4.16.0"
 REQUIRES = [
     "msrest==0.7.*",
     # "requests>=2.23.0,<2.26",
     "PyJWT>=2.4.0",
-    "botbuilder-schema==4.15.0",
+    "botbuilder-schema==4.16.0",
     "msal==1.*",
 ]
 
diff --git a/libraries/botframework-streaming/botframework/streaming/about.py b/libraries/botframework-streaming/botframework/streaming/about.py
index 78ae10a20..9e4ba1d54 100644
--- a/libraries/botframework-streaming/botframework/streaming/about.py
+++ b/libraries/botframework-streaming/botframework/streaming/about.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 __title__ = "botframework-streaming"
 __version__ = (
-    os.environ["packageVersion"] if "packageVersion" in os.environ else "4.15.0"
+    os.environ["packageVersion"] if "packageVersion" in os.environ else "4.16.0"
 )
 __uri__ = "https://www.github.com/Microsoft/botbuilder-python"
 __author__ = "Microsoft"
diff --git a/libraries/botframework-streaming/requirements.txt b/libraries/botframework-streaming/requirements.txt
index c806f7e77..db9a49e2b 100644
--- a/libraries/botframework-streaming/requirements.txt
+++ b/libraries/botframework-streaming/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 msrest==0.7.*
-botframework-connector>=4.15.0
-botbuilder-schema>=4.15.0
\ No newline at end of file
+botframework-connector>=4.16.0
+botbuilder-schema>=4.16.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/botframework-streaming/setup.py b/libraries/botframework-streaming/setup.py
index 9a5f06e20..0a45151fc 100644
--- a/libraries/botframework-streaming/setup.py
+++ b/libraries/botframework-streaming/setup.py
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 import os
 from setuptools import setup
 
-VERSION = os.environ["packageVersion"] if "packageVersion" in os.environ else "4.15.0"
+VERSION = os.environ["packageVersion"] if "packageVersion" in os.environ else "4.16.0"
 REQUIRES = [
-    "botbuilder-schema==4.15.0",
-    "botframework-connector==4.15.0",
+    "botbuilder-schema==4.16.0",
+    "botframework-connector==4.16.0",
 ]
 
 root = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))