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 # Changelog
 
+## 1.16.0 (1 Sep 2020)
+
+Bugfixes:
+* [#828][]: Fix missing newline in IncreaseLevel error messages.
+* [#835][]: Fix panic in JSON encoder when encoding times or durations
+  without specifying a time or duration encoder.
+* [#843][]: Honor CallerSkip when taking stack traces.
+* [#862][]: Fix the default file permissions to use `0666` and rely on the umask instead.
+* [#854][]: Encode `<nil>` for nil `Stringer` instead of a panic error log.
+
+Enhancements:
+* [#629][]: Added `zapcore.TimeEncoderOfLayout` to easily create time encoders
+  for custom layouts.
+* [#697][]: Added support for a configurable delimiter in the console encoder.
+* [#852][]: Optimize console encoder by pooling the underlying JSON encoder.
+* [#844][]: Add ability to include the calling function as part of logs.
+* [#843][]: Add `StackSkip` for including truncated stacks as a field.
+* [#861][]: Add options to customize Fatal behaviour for better testability.
+
+Thanks to @SteelPhase, @tmshn, @lixingwang, @wyxloading, @moul, @segevfiner, @andy-retailnext and @jcorbin for their contributions to this release.
+
 ## 1.15.0 (23 Apr 2020)
 
 Bugfixes:
 * [#804][]: Fix handling of `Time` values out of `UnixNano` range.
-* [#812][]: Fix `IncreaseLevel` being reset after a call to `With`.  
+* [#812][]: Fix `IncreaseLevel` being reset after a call to `With`.
 
 Enhancements:
 * [#806][]: Add `WithCaller` option to supersede the `AddCaller` option. This
   allows disabling annotation of log entries with caller information if
   previously enabled with `AddCaller`.
-* [#813][]: Deprecate `NewSampler` constructor in favor of 
+* [#813][]: Deprecate `NewSampler` constructor in favor of
   `NewSamplerWithOptions` which supports a `SamplerHook` option. This option
    adds support for monitoring sampling decisions through a hook.
 
@@ -399,3 +420,13 @@ upgrade to the upcoming stable release.
 [#812]: https://github.com/uber-go/zap/pull/812
 [#806]: https://github.com/uber-go/zap/pull/806
 [#813]: https://github.com/uber-go/zap/pull/813
+[#629]: https://github.com/uber-go/zap/pull/629
+[#697]: https://github.com/uber-go/zap/pull/697
+[#828]: https://github.com/uber-go/zap/pull/828
+[#835]: https://github.com/uber-go/zap/pull/835
+[#843]: https://github.com/uber-go/zap/pull/843
+[#844]: https://github.com/uber-go/zap/pull/844
+[#852]: https://github.com/uber-go/zap/pull/852
+[#854]: https://github.com/uber-go/zap/pull/854
+[#861]: https://github.com/uber-go/zap/pull/861
+[#862]: https://github.com/uber-go/zap/pull/862