diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0e8d469..e9647d5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12)
 
 # Based on configure.ac
 
-project(gperftools VERSION 2.15.90 LANGUAGES C CXX
+project(gperftools VERSION 2.16 LANGUAGES C CXX
         DESCRIPTION "Performance tools for C++"
         HOMEPAGE_URL https://github.com/gperftools/gperftools)
 
 # Update this value for every release!
-set(TCMALLOC_SO_VERSION 9.17.5)
-set(PROFILER_SO_VERSION 5.12.5)
-set(TCMALLOC_AND_PROFILER_SO_VERSION 10.12.6)
+set(TCMALLOC_SO_VERSION 9.18.5)
+set(PROFILER_SO_VERSION 5.13.5)
+set(TCMALLOC_AND_PROFILER_SO_VERSION 10.13.6)
 
 # The user can choose not to compile in the heap-profiler, the
 # heap-checker, or the cpu-profiler.  There's also the possibility
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 6b724e3..f8274e8 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+== 25 September 2024
+
+gperftools 2.16 is out!
+
+Only minor fixes have been made since RC release. See NEWS entry for
+RC release for actual set of changes.
+
 == 16 September 2024
 
 gperftools 2.16rc is out!
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f44fb5d..ad00def 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 # make sure we're interpreted by some minimal autoconf
 AC_PREREQ([2.69])
 
-AC_INIT([gperftools],[2.15.90],[gperftools@googlegroups.com])
+AC_INIT([gperftools],[2.16],[gperftools@googlegroups.com])
 # Update this value for every release!  (A:B:C will map to foo.so.(A-C).C.B)
 # http://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/manual/html_node/Updating-version-info.html
-TCMALLOC_SO_VERSION=9:17:5
-PROFILER_SO_VERSION=5:12:5
-TCMALLOC_AND_PROFILER_SO_VERSION=10:12:6
+TCMALLOC_SO_VERSION=9:18:5
+PROFILER_SO_VERSION=5:13:5
+TCMALLOC_AND_PROFILER_SO_VERSION=10:13:6
 
 AC_SUBST(TCMALLOC_SO_VERSION)
 AC_SUBST(PROFILER_SO_VERSION)
diff --git a/vsprojects/include/gperftools/tcmalloc.h b/vsprojects/include/gperftools/tcmalloc.h
index e76bfff..6657e4b 100644
--- a/vsprojects/include/gperftools/tcmalloc.h
+++ b/vsprojects/include/gperftools/tcmalloc.h
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@
 
 /* Define the version number so folks can check against it */
 #define TC_VERSION_MAJOR  2
-#define TC_VERSION_MINOR  15
-#define TC_VERSION_PATCH  ".90"
-#define TC_VERSION_STRING "gperftools 2.15.90"
+#define TC_VERSION_MINOR  16
+#define TC_VERSION_PATCH  ""
+#define TC_VERSION_STRING "gperftools 2.16"
 
 #ifndef _WIN32
 /* For struct mallinfo, if it's defined. */