diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 95a67e2c..c0864a01 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
com.fasterxml.jackson
jackson-base
- 2.16.0-SNAPSHOT
+ 2.16.0
com.fasterxml.jackson.module
jackson-modules-java8
diff --git a/release-notes/VERSION-2.x b/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
index 6c3d2158..ba53d659 100644
--- a/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
+++ b/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
@@ -8,20 +8,17 @@ Modules:
=== Releases ===
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Not yet released
+2.16.0 (15-Nov-2023)
#263: Add `JavaTimeFeature.ALWAYS_ALLOW_STRINGIFIED_TIMESTAMPS` to allow parsing
quoted numbers when using a custom pattern (DateTimeFormatter)
(contributed by M.P. Korstanje)
-#281: (datetime) Add `JavaTimeFeature.NORMALIZE_DESERIALIZED_ZONE_ID` to allow
- disabling ZoneId normalization on deserialization
- (requested by @indyana)
-
-2.16.0-rc1 (20-Oct-2023)
-
#272: (datetime) `JsonFormat.Feature.WRITE_DATE_TIMESTAMPS_AS_NANOSECONDS`
not respected when deserialising `Instant`s
(fix contributed by Raman B)
+#281: (datetime) Add `JavaTimeFeature.NORMALIZE_DESERIALIZED_ZONE_ID` to allow
+ disabling ZoneId normalization on deserialization
+ (requested by @indyana)
2.15.3 (12-Oct-2023)
2.15.2 (30-May-2023)