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-## 8.16.7 (January 18th 2024)
+## 8.16.8 (unreleased)
+### Implementation changes and bug fixes
+- [PR #1615](https://github.com/rqlite/rqlite/pull/1615): Add extensive WAL checkpoint test at the database level.
+
 The releases changes the default logging level for the Raft subsystem from `INFO` to `WARN`. This results is less logging by the Raft subsystem. If you prefer the previous `INFO` level of logging, it can be re-enabled via the command line flag `-raft-log-level=INFO`.
 ### Implementation changes and bug fixes
 - [PR #1607](https://github.com/rqlite/rqlite/pull/1607): Remove use of deprecated `ioutil`.