diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1b8d651ebf..7a4e462c75 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -216,6 +216,21 @@ This update brings the below changes over the previous release:
 - Added Microsoft.SqlServer.Types to verify support for SqlHierarchyId and Spatial for .NET Core. [#1848](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/1848)
 - Code health improvements:[#1943](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/1943)[#1949](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/1949)[#1198](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/1198)[#1829](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/1829)
 
+## [Stable release 5.1.6] - 2024-08-27
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fixed Transient fault handling issue with `OpenAsync`. [#1983](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/1983) [#2508](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/2508)
+- Fixed `AcquireTokenAsync` timeout handling for edge cases in `ActiveDirectoryAuthenticationProvider`. [#2706](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/2706)
+- Fixed pending data with `SqlDataReader` against an encrypted column. [#2618](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/2618) [#2818](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/2818)
+
+### Changed
+
+- Upgraded `Azure.Identity` version from 1.11.3 to 1.11.4 [#2649] (https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/2649) [#2529] (https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/2529) to address [CVE-2024-35255](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m5vv-6r4h-3vj9).
+- Upgraded `Microsoft.Identity.Client` version from 4.60.0 to 4.61.3 [#2649] (https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/2649) [#2529] (https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/2529) to address [CVE-2024-35255](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m5vv-6r4h-3vj9).
+- Added caching to `TokenCredential` objects to take advantage of token caching. [#2776](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/2776)
+- Code health improvements: [#2490] (https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/2490)
+
 ## [Stable release 5.1.5] - 2024-01-29
 
 This update brings the below changes over the previous release:
diff --git a/release-notes/5.1/5.1.6.md b/release-notes/5.1/5.1.6.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a5404c84da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-notes/5.1/5.1.6.md
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+# Release Notes
+
+## Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 5.1.6 released 27 August 2024
+
+This update includes the following changes over the previous release:
+
+### Contributors
+Thanks to the following public contributors. Their efforts toward this project are very much appreciated.
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fixed Transient fault handling issue with `OpenAsync`. [#1983](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/1983) [#2508](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/2508)
+- Fixed `AcquireTokenAsync` timeout handling for edge cases in `ActiveDirectoryAuthenticationProvider`. [#2706](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/2706)
+- Fixed pending data with `SqlDataReader` against an encrypted column. [#2618](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/2618) [#2818](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/2818)
+
+### Changed
+
+- Upgraded `Azure.Identity` version from 1.11.3 to 1.11.4 [#2649] (https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/2649) [#2529] (https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/2529) to address [CVE-2024-35255](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m5vv-6r4h-3vj9).
+- Upgraded `Microsoft.Identity.Client` version from 4.60.0 to 4.61.3 [#2649] (https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/2649) [#2529] (https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/2529) to address [CVE-2024-35255](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m5vv-6r4h-3vj9).
+- Added caching to `TokenCredential` objects to take advantage of token caching. [#2776](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/2776)
+- Code health improvements: [#2490] (https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/2490)
+
+## Target Platform Support
+
+- .NET Framework 4.6.2+ (Windows x86, Windows x64)
+- .NET 6.0+ (Windows x86, Windows x64, Windows ARM64, Windows ARM, Linux, macOS)
+- .NET Standard 2.0+ (Windows x86, Windows x64, Windows ARM64, Windows ARM, Linux, macOS)
+
+### Dependencies
+
+#### .NET Framework
+
+- Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SNI 5.1.1
+- Azure.Identity 1.11.4
+- Microsoft.Identity.Client 4.61.3
+- Microsoft.IdentityModel.JsonWebTokens 6.35.0
+- Microsoft.IdentityModel.Protocols.OpenIdConnect 6.35.0
+- System.Buffers 4.5.1
+- System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager 6.0.1
+- System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation 4.3.0
+- System.Text.Encodings.Web 6.0.0
+
+#### .NET
+
+- Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SNI.runtime 5.1.1
+- Azure.Identity 1.11.4
+- Microsoft.Identity.Client 4.61.3
+- Microsoft.IdentityModel.JsonWebTokens 6.35.0
+- Microsoft.IdentityModel.Protocols.OpenIdConnect 6.35.0
+- Microsoft.SqlServer.Server 1.0.0
+- System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager 6.0.1
+- System.Diagnostics.DiagnosticSource 6.0.0
+- System.Runtime.Caching 6.0.0
+- System.Text.Encoding.CodePages 6.0.0
+- System.Text.Encodings.Web 6.0.0
+- System.Security.Cryptography.Cng 5.0.0
+- System.Security.Principal.Windows 5.0.0
+
+#### .NET Standard
+
+- Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SNI.runtime 5.1.1
+- Azure.Identity 1.11.4
+- Microsoft.Identity.Client 4.61.3
+- Microsoft.IdentityModel.Protocols.OpenIdConnect 6.35.0
+- Microsoft.IdentityModel.JsonWebTokens 6.35.0
+- Microsoft.SqlServer.Server 1.0.0
+- Microsoft.Win32.Registry 5.0.0
+- System.Buffers 4.5.1
+- System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager 6.0.1
+- System.Runtime.Caching 6.0.0
+- System.Text.Encoding.CodePages 6.0.0
+- System.Text.Encodings.Web 6.0.0
+- System.Runtime.Loader 4.3.0
+- System.Security.Cryptography.Cng 5.0.0
+- System.Security.Principal.Windows 5.0.0
diff --git a/release-notes/5.1/5.1.md b/release-notes/5.1/5.1.md
index 09b83805c2..99db6d4c58 100644
--- a/release-notes/5.1/5.1.md
+++ b/release-notes/5.1/5.1.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ The following Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 5.1 stable releases have been shipped:
 
 | Release Date | Version | Notes |
 | :-- | :-- | :--: |
+| 2024/08/27 | 5.1.6 | [release notes](5.1.6.md) |
 | 2024/01/29 | 5.1.5 | [release notes](5.1.5.md) |
 | 2024/01/09 | 5.1.4 | [release notes](5.1.4.md) |
 | 2024/01/09 | 5.1.3 | [release notes](5.1.3.md) |
diff --git a/release-notes/5.1/README.md b/release-notes/5.1/README.md
index 09b83805c2..99db6d4c58 100644
--- a/release-notes/5.1/README.md
+++ b/release-notes/5.1/README.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ The following Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 5.1 stable releases have been shipped:
 
 | Release Date | Version | Notes |
 | :-- | :-- | :--: |
+| 2024/08/27 | 5.1.6 | [release notes](5.1.6.md) |
 | 2024/01/29 | 5.1.5 | [release notes](5.1.5.md) |
 | 2024/01/09 | 5.1.4 | [release notes](5.1.4.md) |
 | 2024/01/09 | 5.1.3 | [release notes](5.1.3.md) |