diff --git a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.16.rst b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.16.rst
index dc4d0309f46..54a849a91f1 100644
--- a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.16.rst
+++ b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.16.rst
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ ansible-core 2.16 "All My Love" Release Notes
 .. contents:: Topics
 
 
-v2.16.13rc1
-===========
+v2.16.13
+========
 
 Release Summary
 ---------------
 
-| Release Date: 2024-10-29
+| Release Date: 2024-11-04
 | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.16/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.16.html>`__
 
 
diff --git a/changelogs/changelog.yaml b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
index 6e76270feb3..1b669e7336e 100644
--- a/changelogs/changelog.yaml
+++ b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
@@ -906,6 +906,17 @@ releases:
     - 83960-dnf5-state-installed-fix.yml
     - ansible-galaxy-install-help.yml
     release_date: '2024-09-30'
+  2.16.13:
+    changes:
+      release_summary: '| Release Date: 2024-11-04
+
+        | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.16/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.16.html>`__
+
+        '
+    codename: All My Love
+    fragments:
+    - 2.16.13_summary.yaml
+    release_date: '2024-11-04'
   2.16.13rc1:
     changes:
       bugfixes:
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/2.16.13_summary.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/2.16.13_summary.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..54aeb504192
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/2.16.13_summary.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+release_summary: |
+   | Release Date: 2024-11-04
+   | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.16/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.16.html>`__
diff --git a/lib/ansible/release.py b/lib/ansible/release.py
index a644a8b60aa..ab95dadc647 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/release.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/release.py
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
 __metaclass__ = type
 
-__version__ = '2.16.13rc1.post0'
+__version__ = '2.16.13'
 __author__ = 'Ansible, Inc.'
 __codename__ = "All My Love"