diff --git a/.github/workflows/initiate_release.yml b/.github/workflows/initiate_release.yml
index 5b6536844fc..f57d46b354d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/initiate_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/initiate_release.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        version: ["14", "15"]
+        version: ["14", "15", "16"]
 
     steps:
       - uses: octokit/request-action@v2.x
diff --git a/.github/workflows/patch.yml b/.github/workflows/patch.yml
index fac11c071db..d275899ae39 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/patch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/patch.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ on:
       - 'crowdin.yml'
       - '.coderabbit.yml'
       - '.mergify.yml'
+      - '.github/**'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/server-tests-mariadb.yml b/.github/workflows/server-tests-mariadb.yml
index 2bfe5e7065d..c6fb19a76b2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/server-tests-mariadb.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/server-tests-mariadb.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ on:
       - 'crowdin.yml'
       - '.coderabbit.yml'
       - '.mergify.yml'
+      - '.github/**'
   schedule:
     # Run everday at midnight UTC / 5:30 IST
     - cron: "0 0 * * *"
diff --git a/.mergify.yml b/.mergify.yml
index 54e1bce46f2..5e558062048 100644
--- a/.mergify.yml
+++ b/.mergify.yml
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ pull_request_rules:
           - version-15-hotfix
         assignees:
           - "{{ author }}"
-  - name: backport to version-16-beta
+  - name: backport to version-16-hotfix
     conditions:
-      - label="backport version-16-beta"
+      - label="backport version-16-hotfix"
     actions:
       backport:
         branches:
-          - version-16-beta
+          - version-16-hotfix
         assignees:
           - "{{ author }}"
   - name: Automatic merge on CI success and review