diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 956bb851..e87ddb42 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# TBD - BitBot v1.16.0
+# 2019-12-01 - BitBot v1.16.0
 
 Added:
 - Show target in formatted private `NOTICE` events (`format_activity.py`)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 20053a8e..15b989e3 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.16.0-rc1
+1.16.0