diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 6194b3eb6..ad974c586 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+Changes in synapse v0.16.0 (2016-06-09)
+=======================================
+
+NB: As of v0.14 all AS config files must have an ID specified.
+
+
+Bug fixes:
+
+* Don't make rooms published by default (PR #857)
+
 Changes in synapse v0.16.0-rc2 (2016-06-08)
 ===========================================
 
diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index ad088a788..dc211e963 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 """ This is a reference implementation of a Matrix home server.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.16.0-rc2"
+__version__ = "0.16.0"