diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 783f0024de7..07073a03856 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Changelog
 |kitty| is a feature full, cross-platform, *fast*, GPU based terminal emulator.
 To update |kitty|, :doc:`follow the instructions <binary>`.
 
-0.16.0 [future]
+0.16.0 [2020-01-28]
 --------------------
 
 - A new :doc:`marks` feature that allows highlighting and scrolling to arbitrary
diff --git a/kitty/constants.py b/kitty/constants.py
index 74fbe7fcb98..5119f3fbc9c 100644
--- a/kitty/constants.py
+++ b/kitty/constants.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from contextlib import suppress
 
 appname = 'kitty'
-version = (0, 15, 1)
+version = (0, 16, 0)
 str_version = '.'.join(map(str, version))
 _plat = sys.platform.lower()
 is_macos = 'darwin' in _plat