release: 3.16.2 (openai#3903)

Automated Release PR
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##
[3.16.2](openai/openai-python@v3.16.1...v3.16.2)
(2026-09-18)


### Bug Fixes

* **parsing:** drop TextFormatT parameterization in parse_response to
fix memory leak
([openai#3084](openai#3084))
([openai#3088](openai#3088))
([009b7f6](openai@009b7f6))

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.release-please-manifest.json

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 {
-  ".": "3.16.1"
+  ".": "3.16.2"
 }

CHANGELOG.md

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 # Changelog
 
+## [3.16.2](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/compare/v3.16.1...v3.16.2) (2026-09-18)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **parsing:** drop TextFormatT parameterization in parse_response to fix memory leak ([#3084](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/3084)) ([#3088](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/3088)) ([009b7f6](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/009b7f6ae6493e1abfa7583449595f144c8beb5a))
+
 ## [3.16.1](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/compare/v3.16.0...v3.16.1) (2026-09-18)
 
 

pyproject.toml

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 [project]
 name = "openai"
-version = "3.16.1"
+version = "3.16.2"
 description = "The official Python library for the openai API"
 dynamic = ["readme"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"

src/openai/_version.py

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 __title__ = "openai"
-__version__ = "3.16.1"  # x-release-please-version
+__version__ = "3.16.2"  # x-release-please-version