Vitess 16 has been released with several major improvements, including enhanced documentation and a new version of VDiff that offers improved user experience. The new release also introduces mandatory VTOrc component for automatic management of MySQL clusters, support for views in Vitess, and incremental backups with point-in-time recoveries. Additionally, a new VEXPLAIN command has been added to provide insight into query planning in Vitess. The release is now available for users to try out, with feedback welcome via GitHub issues or Slack.