bump version to 1.16.1dev
fix EasyBuild versions for which DEPRECATED=1.0 is set in EasyBuild sanity check
Merge pull request #531 from boegel/eb_sanity_check

fix EasyBuild versions for which DEPRECATED=1.0 is set in EasyBuild sanity check
bump to v1.16.1 + update release notes
Merge pull request #532 from boegel/v1.16.x

release EasyBuild v1.16.1