diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-rust-library.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-rust-library.yml
index b76a4eb7e..0168b61cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-rust-library.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-rust-library.yml
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ jobs:
           git config --global user.email "joe@earthmover.io"
           git config --global user.name "Joe Hamman"
 
-      - name: publish helper macros crate to crates.io
-        run: cargo release -p icechunk-macros --no-confirm --no-tag --execute
-        env:
-          CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
+      # - name: publish helper macros crate to crates.io
+      #   run: cargo release -p icechunk-macros --no-confirm --no-tag --execute
+      #   env:
+      #     CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: publish icechunk crate to crates.io
         run: cargo release --no-confirm --no-tag --execute
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 103537e1c..addf323d2 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1696,7 +1696,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "icechunk"
-version = "0.2.14"
+version = "0.2.16"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "assert_fs",
@@ -1758,7 +1758,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "icechunk-python"
-version = "0.2.15"
+version = "0.2.16"
 dependencies = [
  "async-stream",
  "async-trait",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 53b814e6f..4d8604eca 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ unimplemented = "warn"
 dbg_macro = "warn"
 
 [workspace.metadata.release]
-allow-branch = ["main"]
+allow-branch = ["main", "release-*"]
 sign-commit = true
 sign-tag = true
 push = false
diff --git a/Changelog.python.md b/Changelog.python.md
index 00e0bdbd1..d967ed95d 100644
--- a/Changelog.python.md
+++ b/Changelog.python.md
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## Python Icechunk Library 0.2.16
+
+### Features
+
+- Multipart upload for objects > 100MB on Icechunk-native Storage instances.
+  `object_store` Storage instances are not supported yet.
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Compatibility with `dask>=2025.4.1`
+
 ## Python Icechunk Library 0.2.15
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/icechunk-python/Cargo.toml b/icechunk-python/Cargo.toml
index a3f4cc170..9b8309081 100644
--- a/icechunk-python/Cargo.toml
+++ b/icechunk-python/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "icechunk-python"
-version = "0.2.15"
+version = "0.2.16"
 description = "Transactional storage engine for Zarr designed for use on cloud object storage"
 readme = "../README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/earth-mover/icechunk"
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ crate-type = ["cdylib"]
 bytes = "1.10.1"
 chrono = { version = "0.4.41" }
 futures = "0.3.31"
-icechunk = { path = "../icechunk", version = "0.2.14", features = ["logs"] }
+icechunk = { path = "../icechunk", version = "0.2.16", features = ["logs"] }
 itertools = "0.14.0"
 pyo3 = { version = "0.24.2", features = [
   "chrono",
diff --git a/icechunk-python/pyproject.toml b/icechunk-python/pyproject.toml
index 9c0dd5d83..478bf3a0e 100644
--- a/icechunk-python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/icechunk-python/pyproject.toml
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ docs = [
   "scipy",
   "cftime",
   "pooch",
-  "dask>=2024.11.0,<2025.04.0",
-  "distributed>=2024.11.0,<2025.04.0",
+  "dask>=2024.11.0",
+  "distributed>=2024.11.0",
   "xarray>=2025.01.2",
   "myst_nb",
   "pydata_sphinx_theme",
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ docs = [
   "sphinx_copybutton",
   "sphinx_design",
   "sphinx_togglebutton",
-  "sphinx-autodoc-typehints"
+  "sphinx-autodoc-typehints",
 ]
 
 [dependency-groups]
diff --git a/icechunk/Cargo.toml b/icechunk/Cargo.toml
index b6bcf6269..9124110b5 100644
--- a/icechunk/Cargo.toml
+++ b/icechunk/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "icechunk"
-version = "0.2.14"
+version = "0.2.16"
 description = "Transactional storage engine for Zarr designed for use on cloud object storage"
 readme = "../README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/earth-mover/icechunk"