diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 82bf501fa8..83faedcadf 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "graphql",
-  "version": "16.4.0",
+  "version": "16.5.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "graphql",
-      "version": "16.4.0",
+      "version": "16.5.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@babel/core": "7.17.9",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index baf0eab582..5457b6e2ec 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "graphql",
-  "version": "16.4.0",
+  "version": "16.5.0",
   "description": "A Query Language and Runtime which can target any service.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "private": true,
diff --git a/src/error/GraphQLError.ts b/src/error/GraphQLError.ts
index 3c73e85759..b88d27a56c 100644
--- a/src/error/GraphQLError.ts
+++ b/src/error/GraphQLError.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export interface GraphQLErrorExtensions {
   [attributeName: string]: unknown;
 }
 
-export interface GraphQLErrorArgs {
+export interface GraphQLErrorOptions {
   nodes?: ReadonlyArray<ASTNode> | ASTNode | null;
   source?: Maybe<Source>;
   positions?: Maybe<ReadonlyArray<number>>;
@@ -30,17 +30,19 @@ export interface GraphQLErrorArgs {
 }
 
 type BackwardsCompatibleArgs =
-  | [args?: GraphQLErrorArgs]
+  | [options?: GraphQLErrorOptions]
   | [
-      nodes?: GraphQLErrorArgs['nodes'],
-      source?: GraphQLErrorArgs['source'],
-      positions?: GraphQLErrorArgs['positions'],
-      path?: GraphQLErrorArgs['path'],
-      originalError?: GraphQLErrorArgs['originalError'],
-      extensions?: GraphQLErrorArgs['extensions'],
+      nodes?: GraphQLErrorOptions['nodes'],
+      source?: GraphQLErrorOptions['source'],
+      positions?: GraphQLErrorOptions['positions'],
+      path?: GraphQLErrorOptions['path'],
+      originalError?: GraphQLErrorOptions['originalError'],
+      extensions?: GraphQLErrorOptions['extensions'],
     ];
 
-function toNormalizedArgs(args: BackwardsCompatibleArgs): GraphQLErrorArgs {
+function toNormalizedOptions(
+  args: BackwardsCompatibleArgs,
+): GraphQLErrorOptions {
   const firstArg = args[0];
   if (firstArg == null || 'kind' in firstArg || 'length' in firstArg) {
     return {
@@ -111,9 +113,9 @@ export class GraphQLError extends Error {
    */
   readonly extensions: GraphQLErrorExtensions;
 
-  constructor(message: string, args?: GraphQLErrorArgs);
+  constructor(message: string, options?: GraphQLErrorOptions);
   /**
-   * @deprecated Please use the `GraphQLErrorArgs` constructor overload instead.
+   * @deprecated Please use the `GraphQLErrorOptions` constructor overload instead.
    */
   constructor(
     message: string,
@@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ export class GraphQLError extends Error {
   );
   constructor(message: string, ...rawArgs: BackwardsCompatibleArgs) {
     const { nodes, source, positions, path, originalError, extensions } =
-      toNormalizedArgs(rawArgs);
+      toNormalizedOptions(rawArgs);
     super(message);
 
     this.name = 'GraphQLError';
diff --git a/src/error/index.ts b/src/error/index.ts
index 41ad0d6f09..dd92e48364 100644
--- a/src/error/index.ts
+++ b/src/error/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 export { GraphQLError, printError, formatError } from './GraphQLError';
 export type {
+  GraphQLErrorOptions,
   GraphQLFormattedError,
   GraphQLErrorExtensions,
 } from './GraphQLError';
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 7fbf4d6d68..bb82b58164 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@ export {
 } from './error/index';
 
 export type {
+  GraphQLErrorOptions,
   GraphQLFormattedError,
   GraphQLErrorExtensions,
 } from './error/index';
diff --git a/src/version.ts b/src/version.ts
index 121ce9b597..2ccaf094d9 100644
--- a/src/version.ts
+++ b/src/version.ts
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
 /**
  * A string containing the version of the GraphQL.js library
  */
-export const version = '16.4.0' as string;
+export const version = '16.5.0' as string;
 
 /**
  * An object containing the components of the GraphQL.js version string
  */
 export const versionInfo = Object.freeze({
   major: 16 as number,
-  minor: 4 as number,
+  minor: 5 as number,
   patch: 0 as number,
   preReleaseTag: null as string | null,
 });