diff --git a/doc/changelog.rst b/doc/changelog.rst
index 4261f1c024..571ce3b63e 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.rst
+++ b/doc/changelog.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
-Changes in Version 4.16.0 (XXXX/XX/XX)
+Changes in Version 4.16.0 (2026/01/07)
 --------------------------------------
 
 PyMongo 4.16 brings a number of changes including:
diff --git a/pymongo/_version.py b/pymongo/_version.py
index 22a0463fdb..d135408fb9 100644
--- a/pymongo/_version.py
+++ b/pymongo/_version.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 import re
 from typing import List, Tuple, Union
 
-__version__ = "4.16.0.dev1"
+__version__ = "4.16.0"
 
 
 def get_version_tuple(version: str) -> Tuple[Union[int, str], ...]: