chore(v4.16.x): release 4.16.22 (#9823)

Author: shaka-bot

.release-please-manifest.json

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "4.16.21"
+  ".": "4.16.22"
 }

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [4.16.22](https://github.com/shaka-project/shaka-player/compare/v4.16.21...v4.16.22) (2026-03-13)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **UI:** sync seek position with hover timestamp using consistent position calculation ([#9818](https://github.com/shaka-project/shaka-player/issues/9818)) ([56a92bb](https://github.com/shaka-project/shaka-player/commit/56a92bb917d2ea2db2bcdcc8fadf5fca6f6229c0))
+
+
+### Performance Improvements
+
+* **DASH:** Add period caching to speed up manifest parsing ([#9353](https://github.com/shaka-project/shaka-player/issues/9353)) ([6f7129c](https://github.com/shaka-project/shaka-player/commit/6f7129c2cceda04f55ea560d7bccfab616a135ab))
+* **net:** Optimize getExtension URI parsing ([#9816](https://github.com/shaka-project/shaka-player/issues/9816)) ([872f598](https://github.com/shaka-project/shaka-player/commit/872f598af576e817908558d0a33ca99bfb920e1b))
+
 ## [4.16.21](https://github.com/shaka-project/shaka-player/compare/v4.16.20...v4.16.21) (2026-03-09)
 
 

lib/player.js

@@ -9563,7 +9563,7 @@ shaka.Player.TYPICAL_BUFFERING_THRESHOLD_ = 0.5;
  * @export
  */
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-useless-concat
-shaka.Player.version = 'v4.16.21' + '-uncompiled';  // x-release-please-version
+shaka.Player.version = 'v4.16.22' + '-uncompiled';  // x-release-please-version
 
 // Initialize the deprecation system using the version string we just set
 // on the player.

package-lock.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "shaka-player",
   "description": "DASH/EME video player library",
-  "version": "4.16.21",
+  "version": "4.16.22",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/shaka-project/shaka-player",
   "author": "Google",
   "maintainers": [