Release 2.16.9. Updated CHANGELOG.md, README.md and all pom.xml.

Author: AWS

.changes/2.16.9.json

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+{
+    "version": "2.16.9",
+    "date": "2021-03-01",
+    "entries": [
+        {
+            "type": "feature",
+            "category": "Alexa For Business",
+            "contributor": "",
+            "description": "Added support for optional tags in CreateAddressBook, CreateConferenceProvider, CreateContact, CreateGatewayGroup, CreateNetworkProfile and RegisterAVSDevice APIs."
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "feature",
+            "category": "Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service",
+            "contributor": "",
+            "description": "Adding new error code AdmissionRequestDenied for Addons in EKS"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "feature",
+            "category": "AWS SDK for Java v2",
+            "contributor": "",
+            "description": "Updated service endpoint metadata."
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "feature",
+            "category": "Amazon Simple Systems Manager (SSM)",
+            "contributor": "",
+            "description": "Add Support for Patch Manger Baseline Override parameter."
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "feature",
+            "category": "AWS CodePipeline",
+            "contributor": "",
+            "description": "Added a new field to the ListPipelines API to allow maximum search results of 1000"
+        }
+    ]
+}

.changes/next-release/feature-AWSCodePipeline-657f897.json

@@ -1,3 +1,24 @@
+# __2.16.9__ __2021-03-01__
+## __AWS CodePipeline__
+  - ### Features
+    - Added a new field to the ListPipelines API to allow maximum search results of 1000
+
+## __AWS SDK for Java v2__
+  - ### Features
+    - Updated service endpoint metadata.
+
+## __Alexa For Business__
+  - ### Features
+    - Added support for optional tags in CreateAddressBook, CreateConferenceProvider, CreateContact, CreateGatewayGroup, CreateNetworkProfile and RegisterAVSDevice APIs.
+
+## __Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service__
+  - ### Features
+    - Adding new error code AdmissionRequestDenied for Addons in EKS
+
+## __Amazon Simple Systems Manager (SSM)__
+  - ### Features
+    - Add Support for Patch Manger Baseline Override parameter.
+
 # __2.16.8__ __2021-02-26__
 ## __AWS Single Sign-On Admin__
   - ### Features

.changes/next-release/feature-AWSSDKforJavav2-bedacd4.json

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ To automatically manage module versions (currently all modules have the same ver
     <dependency>
       <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
       <artifactId>bom</artifactId>
-      <version>2.16.8</version>
+      <version>2.16.9</version>
       <type>pom</type>
       <scope>import</scope>
     </dependency>
@@ -83,12 +83,12 @@ Alternatively you can add dependencies for the specific services you use only:
 <dependency>
   <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
   <artifactId>ec2</artifactId>
-  <version>2.16.8</version>
+  <version>2.16.9</version>
 </dependency>
 <dependency>
   <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
   <artifactId>s3</artifactId>
-  <version>2.16.8</version>
+  <version>2.16.9</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ You can import the whole SDK into your project (includes *ALL* services). Please
 <dependency>
   <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
   <artifactId>aws-sdk-java</artifactId>
-  <version>2.16.8</version>
+  <version>2.16.9</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 

.changes/next-release/feature-AlexaForBusiness-db0c582.json

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>archetypes</artifactId>
         <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
-        <version>2.16.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.16.9</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 

.changes/next-release/feature-AmazonElasticKubernetesService-9ea6691.json

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>archetypes</artifactId>
         <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
-        <version>2.16.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.16.9</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>archetype-lambda</artifactId>