diff --git a/version.json b/version.json
index af579e95ccd1..fe8f1fb7a8c4 100644
--- a/version.json
+++ b/version.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "3.16.x": {
         "protoc_version": "16.2-dev",
-        "lts": false,
+        "lts": true,
         "date": "2022-01-05",
         "languages": {
             "cpp": "3.16.2-dev",