diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1fa89782..3217fc5c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 ### Fixed
 ### Removed
 
+## 2024-01-29: v0.16.8
+### Changed
+- Decouple host zome call signer from environment. Now a zome call signer can be provided separatedly from the environment that the client is used in.
+
 ## 2023-11-29: v0.16.7
 ### Added
 - Utility functions for slicing hashes into their components: `sliceHashType`, `sliceCore32`, `sliceDhtLocation`
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 93b3de06..f003b5e8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@holochain/client",
-  "version": "0.16.7",
+  "version": "0.16.8",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@holochain/client",
-      "version": "0.16.7",
+      "version": "0.16.8",
       "license": "CAL-1.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@bitgo/blake2b": "^3.2.4",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b107ea09..44dd1010 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@holochain/client",
-  "version": "0.16.7",
+  "version": "0.16.8",
   "description": "A JavaScript client for the Holochain Conductor API",
   "author": "Holochain Foundation <info@holochain.org> (http://holochain.org)",
   "license": "CAL-1.0",