diff --git a/GITLAB_SHELL_VERSION b/GITLAB_SHELL_VERSION
index 3da850169026ccf7273f7505563b0cb1bb6353fc..592a1a89678199ed257358d577be9a5e8820e8e8 100644
--- a/GITLAB_SHELL_VERSION
+++ b/GITLAB_SHELL_VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-13.16.0
+13.16.1
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/security-limit-fscanl.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/security-limit-fscanl.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..92a2000c1b6af305727a2481d1086b9c3b92a22b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/security-limit-fscanl.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Prevent Denial of Service Attack on gitlab-shell
+merge_request:
+author:
+type: security