diff --git a/.versionbot/CHANGELOG.yml b/.versionbot/CHANGELOG.yml
index 1e146071..74b481c8 100644
--- a/.versionbot/CHANGELOG.yml
+++ b/.versionbot/CHANGELOG.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,61 @@
+- commits:
+    - subject: Use promises for setup/writing for logging backend
+      hash: 8bc08750e946a3eea5c7eba14182a9506823b559
+      body: |
+        The balena logging backend now uses async functions to setup the
+        connection and write messages to the request stream. This adds some
+        backpressure on `log` calls by by the log monitor module, to prevent a
+        very agressive container causing the supervisor to waste CPU cycles just
+        dropping messages.
+      footer:
+        Change-type: patch
+        change-type: patch
+      author: Felipe Lalanne
+      nested: []
+    - subject: Improve the LogBackend interface
+      hash: f3fcb0db7a8478dfe9ffde342b683510ba49502f
+      body: |
+        This make the LogBackend `log` method into an async method in
+        preparation for upcoming changes that will use backpressure from the
+        connection to delay logging coming from containers.
+
+        This also removes unnecessary imageId from the LogMessage type
+      footer:
+        Change-type: patch
+        change-type: patch
+      author: Felipe Lalanne
+      nested: []
+    - subject: Use stream pipeline instead of pipe
+      hash: 5af948483a69701ebe7db9933a695f85f29b62f3
+      body: |
+        This also removes the use of JSONStream from the monitor module
+      footer:
+        Change-type: patch
+        change-type: patch
+      author: Felipe Lalanne
+      nested: []
+    - subject: Do not use DB to store container logs info
+      hash: dbacca977a1f42ad4e3381112d3523cf7624d283
+      body: |
+        This removes the dependence of the supervisor on the containerLogs
+        database for remembering the last sent timestamp. This commit instead
+        uses the supervisor startup time as the initial time for log retrieval.
+        This might result in some logs missing for services that may start
+        before the supervisor after a boot, or if the supervisor restarts.
+        However this seems like an acceptable trade-off as the current
+        implementation seems to make things worst in resource contrained
+        environments.
+
+        We'll move storing the last sent timestamp to a better storage medium in
+        a future commit.
+      footer:
+        Change-type: minor
+        change-type: minor
+      author: Felipe Lalanne
+      nested: []
+  version: 16.5.0
+  title: ""
+  date: 2024-07-30T18:48:22.422Z
 - commits:
     - subject: Update semver to v7.6.3
       hash: 340e69d0c22e12281ac8608eda2b5a871e645e19
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 998a1d2a..ba8cbc37 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file
 automatically by Versionist. DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE MANUALLY!
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
+# v16.5.0
+## (2024-07-30)
+
+* Use promises for setup/writing for logging backend [Felipe Lalanne]
+* Improve the LogBackend interface [Felipe Lalanne]
+* Use stream pipeline instead of pipe [Felipe Lalanne]
+* Do not use DB to store container logs info [Felipe Lalanne]
+
 # v16.4.6
 ## (2024-07-30)
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index d8482c38..d9617ea1 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-16.4.6
\ No newline at end of file
+16.5.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/balena.yml b/balena.yml
index 93db5e78..3f4dd7ea 100644
--- a/balena.yml
+++ b/balena.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ name: balena-supervisor
 description: 'Balena Supervisor: balena''s agent on devices.'
 joinable: false
 type: sw.application
-version: 16.4.6
+version: 16.5.0
 provides:
   - slug: sw.compose.long-volume-syntax
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4d19ab61..ae1cae66 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "balena-supervisor",
-  "version": "16.4.6",
+  "version": "16.5.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "balena-supervisor",
-      "version": "16.4.6",
+      "version": "16.5.0",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@balena/systemd": "^0.5.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dd137acd..998a07c5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "balena-supervisor",
   "description": "This is balena's Supervisor, a program that runs on IoT devices and has the task of running user Apps (which are Docker containers), and updating them as the balena API informs it to.",
-  "version": "16.4.6",
+  "version": "16.5.0",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -135,6 +135,6 @@
     "yargs": "^17.7.2"
   },
   "versionist": {
-    "publishedAt": "2024-07-30T14:43:21.832Z"
+    "publishedAt": "2024-07-30T18:48:22.975Z"
   }
 }