diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index cdca31d..cde194b 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
     "selene-core": "0.2.9",
     "selene-compilers/hugr_qis": "0.2.6",
-    ".": "0.2.15"
+    ".": "0.2.16"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dcfc323..35c9669 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.2.16](https://github.com/Quantinuum/selene/compare/selene-sim-v0.2.15...selene-sim-v0.2.16) (2026-05-21)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Make interfaces shared, add ArgReader ([#171](https://github.com/Quantinuum/selene/issues/171)) ([143e742](https://github.com/Quantinuum/selene/commit/143e742d1a5912dd8c92f44dd31a69f462ac3c88))
+
 ## [0.2.15](https://github.com/Quantinuum/selene/compare/selene-sim-v0.2.14...selene-sim-v0.2.15) (2026-04-28)
 
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b4dbbc0..8dc3f7a 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "selene-error-model-depolarizing"
-version = "0.2.15"
+version = "0.2.16"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap",
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "selene-error-model-ideal"
-version = "0.2.15"
+version = "0.2.16"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "selene-core",
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "selene-error-model-simple-leakage"
-version = "0.2.15"
+version = "0.2.16"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap",
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "selene-sim"
-version = "0.2.15"
+version = "0.2.16"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "rand",
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "selene-simple-runtime"
-version = "0.2.15"
+version = "0.2.16"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap",
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "selene-simulator-classical-replay"
-version = "0.2.15"
+version = "0.2.16"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "base64",
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "selene-simulator-coinflip"
-version = "0.2.15"
+version = "0.2.16"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "approx",
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "selene-simulator-quantum-replay"
-version = "0.2.15"
+version = "0.2.16"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "base64",
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "selene-simulator-quest"
-version = "0.2.15"
+version = "0.2.16"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bytesize",
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "selene-simulator-stim"
-version = "0.2.15"
+version = "0.2.16"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap",
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "selene-soft-rz-runtime"
-version = "0.2.15"
+version = "0.2.16"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 5c3b716..06c66f2 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ members = [
 rust-version = "1.94"
 authors = ["Jake Arkinstall <jake.arkinstall@quantinuum.com>"]
 edition = "2024"
-version = "0.2.15"
+version = "0.2.16"
 repository = "https://github.com/quantinuum/selene"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e8ecddd..cf2c622 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 [project]
 name = "selene-sim"
 description = "Quantinuum's open source emulator for quantum computation"
-version = "0.2.15"
+version = "0.2.16"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = [
   "numpy>=2.2.6",
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index fac4ed9..483c9a6 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -1461,7 +1461,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "selene-sim"
-version = "0.2.15"
+version = "0.2.16"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "numpy", version = "2.2.6", source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }, marker = "python_full_version < '3.11'" },