diff --git a/Documentation/faq/releases.rst b/Documentation/faq/releases.rst
index 3bc34c892f4..68c9867b197 100644
--- a/Documentation/faq/releases.rst
+++ b/Documentation/faq/releases.rst
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ Q: What Linux kernel versions does each Open vSwitch release work with?
     2.13.x       3.16 to 5.0
     2.14.x       3.16 to 5.5
     2.15.x       3.16 to 5.8
+    2.16.x       3.16 to 5.8
     ============ ==============
 
     Open vSwitch userspace should also work with the Linux kernel module built
@@ -207,6 +208,7 @@ Q: What DPDK version does each Open vSwitch release work with?
     2.13.x       19.11.8
     2.14.x       19.11.8
     2.15.x       20.11.1
+    2.16.x       20.11.1
     ============ ========
 
 Q: Are all the DPDK releases that OVS versions work with maintained?
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 64237793840..1064c4dfc9d 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Post-v2.15.0
+v2.16.0 - xx xxx xxxx
 ---------------------
    - Removed support for 1024-bit Diffie-Hellman key exchange, which is now
      considered unsafe.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 46c4028920f..178529e1dd1 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.63)
-AC_INIT(openvswitch, 2.15.90, bugs@openvswitch.org)
+AC_INIT(openvswitch, 2.16.0, bugs@openvswitch.org)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([datapath/datapath.c])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 72d9a6bc1f7..ac66a9833bd 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-openvswitch (2.15.90-1) unstable; urgency=low
+openvswitch (2.16.0-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
    * New upstream version
 
- -- Open vSwitch team <dev@openvswitch.org>  Fri, 15 Jan 2021 20:17:51 +0100
+ -- Open vSwitch team <dev@openvswitch.org>  Fri, 16 Jul 2021 21:12:04 +0200
 
 openvswitch (2.15.0-1) unstable; urgency=low