diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d4ee38844047ede99aad7afb788b08a9aad7c4b3..cceae88733805cd81202326ec1b2caae005b9a9c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## [2.1.6](https://gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/maven/compare/2.1.5...2.1.6) (2022-04-26)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* migrate deprecated CI_BUILD_REF_NAME variable ([ed46369](https://gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/maven/commit/ed46369a84f43a320356ce44b0c7a3ebd595712e))
+
 ## [2.1.5](https://gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/maven/compare/2.1.4...2.1.5) (2022-04-02)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a9ba2f765e99751f30c7754865e0ed121fcc5986..63512e05fe0564a7c0a992bb270418d9bf09bad4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ In order to include this template in your project, add the following to your `gi
 ```yaml
 include:
   - project: 'to-be-continuous/maven'
-    ref: '2.1.5'
+    ref: '2.1.6'
     file: '/templates/gitlab-ci-maven.yml'
 ```
 
diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-maven.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-maven.yml
index b80e8a08ef5b440030061f8fe2da56435c9773d4..76d1cb21be259df4eb698f39caccd8f4d9d45d3c 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-maven.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-maven.yml
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ stages:
     esac
   }
 
-  if [[ "$TEMPLATE_CHECK_UPDATE_DISABLED" != "true" ]]; then check_for_update maven "2.1.5"; fi
+  if [[ "$TEMPLATE_CHECK_UPDATE_DISABLED" != "true" ]]; then check_for_update maven "2.1.6"; fi
   unscope_variables
 
   # ENDSCRIPT
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ stages:
   image: $MAVEN_IMAGE
   services:
     - name: "$CI_REGISTRY/to-be-continuous/tools/tracking:master"
-      command: ["--service", "maven", "2.1.5" ]
+      command: ["--service", "maven", "2.1.6" ]
   before_script:
     - *mvn-scripts
     - install_ca_certs "${CUSTOM_CA_CERTS:-$DEFAULT_CA_CERTS}"