diff --git a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.14.rst b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.14.rst
index 535688d6a09..711df75f9b2 100644
--- a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.14.rst
+++ b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.14.rst
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ ansible-core 2.14 "C'mon Everybody" Release Notes
 .. contents:: Topics
 
 
-v2.14.16rc1
-===========
+v2.14.16
+========
 
 Release Summary
 ---------------
 
-| Release Date: 2024-04-16
+| Release Date: 2024-04-22
 | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.14/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.14.html>`__
 
 
diff --git a/changelogs/changelog.yaml b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
index e5d3842014e..fbdbfa0dd02 100644
--- a/changelogs/changelog.yaml
+++ b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
@@ -1073,6 +1073,17 @@ releases:
     - 82708-unsafe-plugin-name-error.yml
     - ansible-test-pytest-8.yml
     release_date: '2024-03-18'
+  2.14.16:
+    changes:
+      release_summary: '| Release Date: 2024-04-22
+
+        | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.14/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.14.html>`__
+
+        '
+    codename: C'mon Everybody
+    fragments:
+    - 2.14.16_summary.yaml
+    release_date: '2024-04-22'
   2.14.16rc1:
     changes:
       bugfixes:
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/2.14.16_summary.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/2.14.16_summary.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bf0f7363d12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/2.14.16_summary.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+release_summary: |
+   | Release Date: 2024-04-22
+   | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.14/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.14.html>`__
diff --git a/lib/ansible/release.py b/lib/ansible/release.py
index a4d232edc28..6f4594519d0 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__ = '2.14.16rc1.post0'
+__version__ = '2.14.16'
 __author__ = 'Ansible, Inc.'
 __codename__ = "C'mon Everybody"