diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 5009ec291..5e3548bbd 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Package: sandpaper
 Title: Create and Curate Carpentries Lessons
-Version: 0.16.10.9000
+Version: 0.16.10
 Authors@R: c(
     person(given = "Robert",
            family = "Davey",
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ Authors@R: c(
            family = "Raden",
            role = c("ctb", "trl"),
            comment = c(ORCID = "0000-0002-7926-5911")),
+    person(given = "Matthew",
+           family = "Armstrong",
+           role = c("ctb"),
+           email = "cs.matthewarmstrong@gmail.com"),           
     person())
 Description: We provide tools to build a Carpentries-themed lesson repository
   into an accessible standalone static website. These include local tools and
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 0483016ec..086b904b9 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+# sandpaper 0.16.10 (2024-11-11)
+
+## NEW FEATURES
+
+* Add caution callout (@MttArmstrong #613)
+
+## MISC
+
+* Added @MttArmstrong as a contributor - welcome!
+
+
 # sandpaper 0.16.9 (2024-10-15)
 
 ## BUG FIXES