diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 26920e21562..1f2adf7180e 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Post-v2.16.0
        limiting behavior.
 
 
-v2.16.0 - xx xxx xxxx
+v2.16.0 - 16 Aug 2021
 ---------------------
    - Removed support for 1024-bit Diffie-Hellman key exchange, which is now
      considered unsafe.
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 74ae63c2f1a..deb3a5980c2 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ openvswitch (2.16.0-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
    * New upstream version
 
- -- Open vSwitch team <dev@openvswitch.org>  Fri, 16 Jul 2021 21:12:04 +0200
+ -- Open vSwitch team <dev@openvswitch.org>  Mon, 16 Aug 2021 22:08:13 +0200
 
 openvswitch (2.15.0-1) unstable; urgency=low