diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ca17a26..aa067a2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson</groupId>
     <artifactId>jackson-parent</artifactId>
     <!-- note: does NOT change for every version of bom -->
-    <version>2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.16</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>jackson-bom</artifactId>
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ of Jackson components maintained by FasterXML.com
   </scm>
 
   <properties>
-    <jackson.version>2.16.0-SNAPSHOT</jackson.version>
+    <jackson.version>2.16.0</jackson.version>
 
     <!-- 25-Sep-2019, tatu: With Jackson 2.x we will release full patch-level versions
            of annotations BUT they are all identical, content-wise.
diff --git a/release-notes/VERSION-2.x b/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
index 7e6ac22..0cb5be3 100644
--- a/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
+++ b/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Jackson components (core, modules)
 === Releases (note: only includes patches with actual changes)
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-2.16.0 (not yet released)
+2.16.0 (15-Nov-2023)
 
 * Added `jackson-module-android-record`