diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 98da00fb..3a26cfca 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson</groupId>
     <artifactId>jackson-base</artifactId>
-    <version>2.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.16.0</version>
   </parent>
   <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.jr</groupId>
   <artifactId>jackson-jr-parent</artifactId>
diff --git a/release-notes/VERSION-2.x b/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
index 0df06d57..771d9ad5 100644
--- a/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
+++ b/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Modules:
 === Releases ===
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-2.16.0-rc1 (20-Oct-2023)
+2.16.0 (15-Nov-2023)
 
 * Upgrade `retrofit` dependency to 2.9.0 (from 2.7.2)
 * Upgrade `okhttp` dependency (of retrofit) to 4.11.0 (from 3.14.9)