diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 32fb7f58..c6bfa67e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
-## [0.16.0] - 2026-XX-XX
+## [0.16.0] - 2026-04-20
 
 This version includes **multiple breaking changes**. If you are upgrading from v0.15.x and below, please read the [upgrading documentation](https://github.com/stalwartlabs/stalwart/blob/main/UPGRADING/v0_16.md) for more information on how to upgrade from previous versions.
 
diff --git a/resources/scripts/migrate_v016.py b/resources/scripts/migrate_v016.py
index c1977742..ce08b4bc 100644
--- a/resources/scripts/migrate_v016.py
+++ b/resources/scripts/migrate_v016.py
@@ -239,10 +239,18 @@ def cmd_dump(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
           file=sys.stderr)
 
     print("Listing principals...", file=sys.stderr)
-    names = client.list_principal_names()
-    print(f"  found {len(names)} principals across all types", file=sys.stderr)
-
+    names: list[tuple[str, str]] = []
     principals: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
+    try:
+        names = client.list_principal_names()
+    except ApiError as exc:
+        print(f"  WARN could not list principals: {exc}", file=sys.stderr)
+        print("  skipping principal dump (continuing without principals)",
+              file=sys.stderr)
+    else:
+        print(f"  found {len(names)} principals across all types",
+              file=sys.stderr)
+
     for i, (typ, name) in enumerate(names, 1):
         try:
             full = client.get_principal(name)