diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b0434f7c59..dc239e2b8b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
-## 2.16.0-beta.x
+## 2.16.1 Jun 29, 2020
 
 - Adjust `addressCheck` and `encodeAddress` function to check for valid base58 alphabets (better error reporting)
 - Rename `createKeySub` to `createKeyDerived` based on changed in Substrate (sub keys now named derived)
diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index 82f05c8235..7594005497 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
   "packages": [
     "packages/*"
   ],
-  "version": "2.16.0-beta.0"
+  "version": "2.16.0"
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 84d35f1775..6e8a3a843a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@
     "@polkadot/ts": "^0.3.26",
     "@types/jest": "^26.0.3"
   },
-  "version": "2.16.0-beta.0"
+  "version": "2.16.0"
 }
diff --git a/packages/keyring/package.json b/packages/keyring/package.json
index df0bebf3f5..d6ad97dab8 100644
--- a/packages/keyring/package.json
+++ b/packages/keyring/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@polkadot/keyring",
-  "version": "2.16.0-beta.0",
+  "version": "2.16.0",
   "description": "Keyring management",
   "main": "index.js",
   "publishConfig": {
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/polkadot-js/common/tree/master/packages/keyring#readme",
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.10.3",
-    "@polkadot/util": "2.16.0-beta.0",
-    "@polkadot/util-crypto": "2.16.0-beta.0"
+    "@polkadot/util": "2.16.0",
+    "@polkadot/util-crypto": "2.16.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/util-crypto/package.json b/packages/util-crypto/package.json
index b2357f4bd3..df8ad9fba4 100644
--- a/packages/util-crypto/package.json
+++ b/packages/util-crypto/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@polkadot/util-crypto",
-  "version": "2.16.0-beta.0",
+  "version": "2.16.0",
   "description": "A collection of useful crypto utilities for @polkadot",
   "main": "index.js",
   "keywords": [
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/polkadot-js/common/tree/master/packages/util-crypto#readme",
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.10.3",
-    "@polkadot/util": "2.16.0-beta.0",
+    "@polkadot/util": "2.16.0",
     "@polkadot/wasm-crypto": "^1.2.1",
     "base-x": "^3.0.8",
     "bip39": "^3.0.2",
diff --git a/packages/util/package.json b/packages/util/package.json
index 9f323555cb..413adc62c5 100644
--- a/packages/util/package.json
+++ b/packages/util/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@polkadot/util",
-  "version": "2.16.0-beta.0",
+  "version": "2.16.0",
   "description": "A collection of useful utilities for @polkadot",
   "main": "index.js",
   "keywords": [
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 2698fc0946..ed522b4e9b 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2758,8 +2758,8 @@ __metadata:
   resolution: "@polkadot/keyring@workspace:packages/keyring"
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime": ^7.10.3
-    "@polkadot/util": 2.16.0-beta.0
-    "@polkadot/util-crypto": 2.16.0-beta.0
+    "@polkadot/util": 2.16.0
+    "@polkadot/util-crypto": 2.16.0
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
@@ -2772,12 +2772,12 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@polkadot/util-crypto@2.16.0-beta.0, @polkadot/util-crypto@workspace:packages/util-crypto":
+"@polkadot/util-crypto@2.16.0, @polkadot/util-crypto@workspace:packages/util-crypto":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@polkadot/util-crypto@workspace:packages/util-crypto"
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime": ^7.10.3
-    "@polkadot/util": 2.16.0-beta.0
+    "@polkadot/util": 2.16.0
     "@polkadot/wasm-crypto": ^1.2.1
     "@types/bn.js": ^4.11.6
     "@types/bs58": ^4.0.1
@@ -2797,7 +2797,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
-"@polkadot/util@2.16.0-beta.0, @polkadot/util@workspace:packages/util":
+"@polkadot/util@2.16.0, @polkadot/util@workspace:packages/util":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@polkadot/util@workspace:packages/util"
   dependencies: