diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE
index e85eca1..c514daf 100644
--- a/ANNOUNCE
+++ b/ANNOUNCE
@@ -1,51 +1,35 @@
-Libpng 1.6.16rc03 - December 21, 2014
+Libpng 1.6.16 - December 22, 2014
 
-This is not intended to be a public release.  It will be replaced
-within a few weeks by a public version or by another test version.
+This is a public release of libpng, intended for use in production codes.
 
 Files available for download:
 
 Source files with LF line endings (for Unix/Linux) and with a
 "configure" script
 
-   1.6.16rc03.tar.xz (LZMA-compressed, recommended)
-   1.6.16rc03.tar.gz
+   libpng-1.6.16.tar.xz (LZMA-compressed, recommended)
+   libpng-1.6.16.tar.gz
 
 Source files with CRLF line endings (for Windows), without the
 "configure" script
 
-   lp1616r03.7z  (LZMA-compressed, recommended)
-   lp1616r03.zip
+   lpng1616.7z  (LZMA-compressed, recommended)
+   lpng1616.zip
 
 Other information:
 
-   1.6.16rc03-README.txt
-   1.6.16rc03-LICENSE.txt
-   libpng-1.6.16rc03-*.asc (armored detached GPG signatures)
+   libpng-1.6.16-README.txt
+   libpng-1.6.16-LICENSE.txt
+   libpng-1.6.16-*.asc (armored detached GPG signatures)
 
 Changes since the last public release (1.6.15):
-
-Version 1.6.16beta01 [December 14, 2014]
   Added ".align 2" to arm/filter_neon.S to support old GAS assemblers that
     don't do alignment correctly.
-  Revised Makefile.am and scripts/symbols.dfn to work with MinGW/MSYS
-    (Bob Friesenhahn).
-
-Version 1.6.16beta02 [December 15, 2014]
-  Revised Makefile.am and scripts/*.dfn again to work with MinGW/MSYS;
-    renamed scripts/*.dfn to scripts/*.c (John Bowler).
-
-Version 1.6.16beta03 [December 21, 2014]
+  Revised Makefile.am and scripts/*.dfn to work with MinGW/MSYS;
+    renamed scripts/*.dfn to scripts/*.c (Bob Friesenhahn and John Bowler).
   Quiet a "comparison always true" warning in pngstest.c (John Bowler).
-
-Version 1.6.16rc01 [December 21, 2014]
   Restored a test on width that was removed from png.c at libpng-1.6.9
     (Bug report by Alex Eubanks).
-
-Version 1.6.16rc02 [December 21, 2014]
-  Undid the update to pngrutil.c in 1.6.16rc01.
-
-Version 1.6.16rc03 [December 21, 2014]
   Fixed an overflow in png_combine_row with very wide interlaced images.
 
 Send comments/corrections/commendations to png-mng-implement at lists.sf.net
diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 6f137c1..68a80a5 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -5122,6 +5122,9 @@
 Version 1.6.16rc03 [December 21, 2014]
   Fixed an overflow in png_combine_row with very wide interlaced images.
 
+Version 1.6.16 [December 22, 2014]
+  No changes.
+
 Send comments/corrections/commendations to png-mng-implement at lists.sf.net
 (subscription required; visit
 https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/png-mng-implement
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 84f5974..28d1ca7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@
 # SET UP LINKS
 if(PNG_SHARED)
   set_target_properties(${PNG_LIB_NAME} PROPERTIES
-#   VERSION 16.${PNGLIB_RELEASE}.1.6.16rc03
+#   VERSION 16.${PNGLIB_RELEASE}.1.6.16
     VERSION 16.${PNGLIB_RELEASE}.0
     SOVERSION 16
     CLEAN_DIRECT_OUTPUT 1)
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 5531c6a..f912f6a 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 This code is released under the libpng license.
 
-libpng versions 1.2.6, August 15, 2004, through 1.6.16rc03, December 21, 2014, are
+libpng versions 1.2.6, August 15, 2004, through 1.6.16, December 22, 2014, are
 Copyright (c) 2004, 2006-2014 Glenn Randers-Pehrson, and are
 distributed according to the same disclaimer and license as libpng-1.2.5
 with the following individual added to the list of Contributing Authors
@@ -108,4 +108,4 @@
 
 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
 glennrp at users.sourceforge.net
-December 21, 2014
+December 22, 2014
diff --git a/README b/README
index 45484c9..8c5b0b2 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-README for libpng version 1.6.16rc03 - December 21, 2014 (shared library 16.0)
+README for libpng version 1.6.16 - December 22, 2014 (shared library 16.0)
 See the note about version numbers near the top of png.h
 
 See INSTALL for instructions on how to install libpng.
diff --git a/arm/arm_init.c b/arm/arm_init.c
index d87b6e7..fb3d50d 100644
--- a/arm/arm_init.c
+++ b/arm/arm_init.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  * Copyright (c) 2014 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  * Written by Mans Rullgard, 2011.
- * Last changed in libpng 1.6.16 [(PENDING RELEASE)]
+ * Last changed in libpng 1.6.16 [December 22, 2014]
  *
  * This code is released under the libpng license.
  * For conditions of distribution and use, see the disclaimer
diff --git a/arm/filter_neon.S b/arm/filter_neon.S
index b7c0a90..3b061d6 100644
--- a/arm/filter_neon.S
+++ b/arm/filter_neon.S
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  * Copyright (c) 2014 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  * Written by Mans Rullgard, 2011.
- * Last changed in libpng 1.6.16 [(PENDING RELEASE)]
+ * Last changed in libpng 1.6.16 [December 22, 2014]
  *
  * This code is released under the libpng license.
  * For conditions of distribution and use, see the disclaimer
diff --git a/arm/filter_neon_intrinsics.c b/arm/filter_neon_intrinsics.c
index a2b5011..d42c788 100644
--- a/arm/filter_neon_intrinsics.c
+++ b/arm/filter_neon_intrinsics.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * Written by James Yu <james.yu at linaro.org>, October 2013.
  * Based on filter_neon.S, written by Mans Rullgard, 2011.
  *
- * Last changed in libpng 1.6.16 [(PENDING RELEASE)]
+ * Last changed in libpng 1.6.16 [December 22, 2014]
  *
  * This code is released under the libpng license.
  * For conditions of distribution and use, see the disclaimer
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7ef8b65..c99a4d9 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 dnl Version number stuff here:
 
-AC_INIT([libpng],[1.6.16rc03],[png-mng-implement@lists.sourceforge.net])
+AC_INIT([libpng],[1.6.16],[png-mng-implement@lists.sourceforge.net])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([scripts])
 
 # libpng does not follow GNU file name conventions (hence 'foreign')
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 dnl AM_PREREQ([1.11.2])
 dnl stop configure from automagically running automake
 
-PNGLIB_VERSION=1.6.16rc03
+PNGLIB_VERSION=1.6.16
 PNGLIB_MAJOR=1
 PNGLIB_MINOR=6
 PNGLIB_RELEASE=16
diff --git a/contrib/arm-neon/linux.c b/contrib/arm-neon/linux.c
index 376709c..abae9e3 100644
--- a/contrib/arm-neon/linux.c
+++ b/contrib/arm-neon/linux.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  *
  * Copyright (c) 2014 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  * Written by John Bowler, 2014.
- * Last changed in libpng 1.6.16 [(PENDING RELEASE)]
+ * Last changed in libpng 1.6.16 [December 22, 2014]
  *
  * This code is released under the libpng license.
  * For conditions of distribution and use, see the disclaimer
diff --git a/contrib/libtests/pngstest.c b/contrib/libtests/pngstest.c
index c65406b..d7c1c1e 100644
--- a/contrib/libtests/pngstest.c
+++ b/contrib/libtests/pngstest.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  * Copyright (c) 2013-2014 John Cunningham Bowler
  *
- * Last changed in libpng 1.6.16 [(PENDING RELEASE)]
+ * Last changed in libpng 1.6.16 [December 22, 2014]
  *
  * This code is released under the libpng license.
  * For conditions of distribution and use, see the disclaimer
diff --git a/libpng-manual.txt b/libpng-manual.txt
index 4d10796..3aa1f57 100644
--- a/libpng-manual.txt
+++ b/libpng-manual.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 libpng-manual.txt - A description on how to use and modify libpng
 
- libpng version 1.6.16rc03 - December 21, 2014
+ libpng version 1.6.16 - December 22, 2014
  Updated and distributed by Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  <glennrp at users.sourceforge.net>
  Copyright (c) 1998-2014 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
  Based on:
 
- libpng versions 0.97, January 1998, through 1.6.16rc03 - December 21, 2014
+ libpng versions 0.97, January 1998, through 1.6.16 - December 22, 2014
  Updated and distributed by Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  Copyright (c) 1998-2014 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
 
@@ -5274,13 +5274,13 @@
 
 XVI. Y2K Compliance in libpng
 
-December 21, 2014
+December 22, 2014
 
 Since the PNG Development group is an ad-hoc body, we can't make
 an official declaration.
 
 This is your unofficial assurance that libpng from version 0.71 and
-upward through 1.6.16rc03 are Y2K compliant.  It is my belief that earlier
+upward through 1.6.16 are Y2K compliant.  It is my belief that earlier
 versions were also Y2K compliant.
 
 Libpng only has two year fields.  One is a 2-byte unsigned integer
diff --git a/libpng.3 b/libpng.3
index 02e4262..bb3c3ca 100644
--- a/libpng.3
+++ b/libpng.3
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-.TH LIBPNG 3 "December 21, 2014"
+.TH LIBPNG 3 "December 22, 2014"
 .SH NAME
-libpng \- Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Reference Library 1.6.16rc03
+libpng \- Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Reference Library 1.6.16
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 \fB
 #include <png.h>\fP
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@
 .SH LIBPNG.TXT
 libpng-manual.txt - A description on how to use and modify libpng
 
- libpng version 1.6.16rc03 - December 21, 2014
+ libpng version 1.6.16 - December 22, 2014
  Updated and distributed by Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  <glennrp at users.sourceforge.net>
  Copyright (c) 1998-2014 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@
 
  Based on:
 
- libpng versions 0.97, January 1998, through 1.6.16rc03 - December 21, 2014
+ libpng versions 0.97, January 1998, through 1.6.16 - December 22, 2014
  Updated and distributed by Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  Copyright (c) 1998-2014 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
 
@@ -5778,13 +5778,13 @@
 
 .SH XVI. Y2K Compliance in libpng
 
-December 21, 2014
+December 22, 2014
 
 Since the PNG Development group is an ad-hoc body, we can't make
 an official declaration.
 
 This is your unofficial assurance that libpng from version 0.71 and
-upward through 1.6.16rc03 are Y2K compliant.  It is my belief that earlier
+upward through 1.6.16 are Y2K compliant.  It is my belief that earlier
 versions were also Y2K compliant.
 
 Libpng only has two year fields.  One is a 2-byte unsigned integer
@@ -6035,6 +6035,7 @@
  1.6.15              16    10615  16.so.16.15[.0]
  1.6.16beta01-03     16    10616  16.so.16.16[.0]
  1.6.16rc01-02       16    10616  16.so.16.16[.0]
+ 1.6.16              16    10616  16.so.16.16[.0]
 
 Henceforth the source version will match the shared-library minor
 and patch numbers; the shared-library major version number will be
@@ -6091,7 +6092,7 @@
 
 Thanks to Frank J. T. Wojcik for helping with the documentation.
 
-Libpng version 1.6.16rc03 - December 21, 2014:
+Libpng version 1.6.16 - December 22, 2014:
 Initially created in 1995 by Guy Eric Schalnat, then of Group 42, Inc.
 Currently maintained by Glenn Randers-Pehrson (glennrp at users.sourceforge.net).
 
@@ -6114,7 +6115,7 @@
 
 This code is released under the libpng license.
 
-libpng versions 1.2.6, August 15, 2004, through 1.6.16rc03, December 21, 2014, are
+libpng versions 1.2.6, August 15, 2004, through 1.6.16, December 22, 2014, are
 Copyright (c) 2004,2006-2014 Glenn Randers-Pehrson, and are
 distributed according to the same disclaimer and license as libpng-1.2.5
 with the following individual added to the list of Contributing Authors
@@ -6213,7 +6214,7 @@
 
 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
 glennrp at users.sourceforge.net
-December 21, 2014
+December 22, 2014
 
 .\" end of man page
 
diff --git a/libpngpf.3 b/libpngpf.3
index 2cbce6b..7d48913 100644
--- a/libpngpf.3
+++ b/libpngpf.3
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-.TH LIBPNGPF 3 "December 21, 2014"
+.TH LIBPNGPF 3 "December 22, 2014"
 .SH NAME
-libpng \- Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Reference Library 1.6.16rc03
+libpng \- Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Reference Library 1.6.16
 (private functions)
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 \fB#include \fI"pngpriv.h"
diff --git a/png.5 b/png.5
index 2da6ba1..ff6083c 100644
--- a/png.5
+++ b/png.5
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH PNG 5 "December 21, 2014"
+.TH PNG 5 "December 22, 2014"
 .SH NAME
 png \- Portable Network Graphics (PNG) format
 .SH DESCRIPTION
diff --git a/png.c b/png.c
index ea5bd41..4d93dfa 100644
--- a/png.c
+++ b/png.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /* png.c - location for general purpose libpng functions
  *
- * Last changed in libpng 1.6.16 [(PENDING RELEASE)]
+ * Last changed in libpng 1.6.16 [December 22, 2014]
  * Copyright (c) 1998-2014 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  * (Version 0.96 Copyright (c) 1996, 1997 Andreas Dilger)
  * (Version 0.88 Copyright (c) 1995, 1996 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42, Inc.)
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include "pngpriv.h"
 
 /* Generate a compiler error if there is an old png.h in the search path. */
-typedef png_libpng_version_1_6_16rc03 Your_png_h_is_not_version_1_6_16rc03;
+typedef png_libpng_version_1_6_16 Your_png_h_is_not_version_1_6_16;
 
 /* Tells libpng that we have already handled the first "num_bytes" bytes
  * of the PNG file signature.  If the PNG data is embedded into another
@@ -769,13 +769,13 @@
 #else
 #  ifdef __STDC__
    return PNG_STRING_NEWLINE \
-     "libpng version 1.6.16rc03 - December 21, 2014" PNG_STRING_NEWLINE \
+     "libpng version 1.6.16 - December 22, 2014" PNG_STRING_NEWLINE \
      "Copyright (c) 1998-2014 Glenn Randers-Pehrson" PNG_STRING_NEWLINE \
      "Copyright (c) 1996-1997 Andreas Dilger" PNG_STRING_NEWLINE \
      "Copyright (c) 1995-1996 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42, Inc." \
      PNG_STRING_NEWLINE;
 #  else
-      return "libpng version 1.6.16rc03 - December 21, 2014\
+      return "libpng version 1.6.16 - December 22, 2014\
       Copyright (c) 1998-2014 Glenn Randers-Pehrson\
       Copyright (c) 1996-1997 Andreas Dilger\
       Copyright (c) 1995-1996 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42, Inc.";
diff --git a/png.h b/png.h
index 86d19b3..997130d 100644
--- a/png.h
+++ b/png.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /* png.h - header file for PNG reference library
  *
- * libpng version 1.6.16rc03, December 21, 2014
+ * libpng version 1.6.16, December 22, 2014
  * Copyright (c) 1998-2014 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  * (Version 0.96 Copyright (c) 1996, 1997 Andreas Dilger)
  * (Version 0.88 Copyright (c) 1995, 1996 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42, Inc.)
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  * Authors and maintainers:
  *   libpng versions 0.71, May 1995, through 0.88, January 1996: Guy Schalnat
  *   libpng versions 0.89c, June 1996, through 0.96, May 1997: Andreas Dilger
- *   libpng versions 0.97, January 1998, through 1.6.16rc03, December 21, 2014: Glenn
+ *   libpng versions 0.97, January 1998, through 1.6.16, December 22, 2014: Glenn
  *   See also "Contributing Authors", below.
  *
  * Note about libpng version numbers:
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@
  *    1.6.15                  16    10615  16.so.16.15[.0]
  *    1.6.16beta01-03         16    10616  16.so.16.16[.0]
  *    1.6.16rc01-02           16    10616  16.so.16.16[.0]
+ *    1.6.16                  16    10616  16.so.16.16[.0]
  *
  *   Henceforth the source version will match the shared-library major
  *   and minor numbers; the shared-library major version number will be
@@ -242,7 +243,7 @@
  *
  * This code is released under the libpng license.
  *
- * libpng versions 1.2.6, August 15, 2004, through 1.6.16rc03, December 21, 2014, are
+ * libpng versions 1.2.6, August 15, 2004, through 1.6.16, December 22, 2014, are
  * Copyright (c) 2004, 2006-2014 Glenn Randers-Pehrson, and are
  * distributed according to the same disclaimer and license as libpng-1.2.5
  * with the following individual added to the list of Contributing Authors:
@@ -354,13 +355,13 @@
  * Y2K compliance in libpng:
  * =========================
  *
- *    December 21, 2014
+ *    December 22, 2014
  *
  *    Since the PNG Development group is an ad-hoc body, we can't make
  *    an official declaration.
  *
  *    This is your unofficial assurance that libpng from version 0.71 and
- *    upward through 1.6.16rc03 are Y2K compliant.  It is my belief that
+ *    upward through 1.6.16 are Y2K compliant.  It is my belief that
  *    earlier versions were also Y2K compliant.
  *
  *    Libpng only has two year fields.  One is a 2-byte unsigned integer
@@ -422,9 +423,9 @@
  */
 
 /* Version information for png.h - this should match the version in png.c */
-#define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_STRING "1.6.16rc03"
+#define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_STRING "1.6.16"
 #define PNG_HEADER_VERSION_STRING \
-     " libpng version 1.6.16rc03 - December 21, 2014\n"
+     " libpng version 1.6.16 - December 22, 2014\n"
 
 #define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_SONUM   16
 #define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_DLLNUM  16
@@ -438,7 +439,7 @@
  * PNG_LIBPNG_VER_STRING, omitting any leading zero:
  */
 
-#define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_BUILD  03
+#define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_BUILD  0
 
 /* Release Status */
 #define PNG_LIBPNG_BUILD_ALPHA    1
@@ -455,7 +456,7 @@
 #define PNG_LIBPNG_BUILD_SPECIAL 32 /* Cannot be OR'ed with
                                        PNG_LIBPNG_BUILD_PRIVATE */
 
-#define PNG_LIBPNG_BUILD_BASE_TYPE PNG_LIBPNG_BUILD_RC
+#define PNG_LIBPNG_BUILD_BASE_TYPE PNG_LIBPNG_BUILD_STABLE
 
 /* Careful here.  At one time, Guy wanted to use 082, but that would be octal.
  * We must not include leading zeros.
@@ -568,7 +569,7 @@
 /* This triggers a compiler error in png.c, if png.c and png.h
  * do not agree upon the version number.
  */
-typedef char* png_libpng_version_1_6_16rc03;
+typedef char* png_libpng_version_1_6_16;
 
 /* Basic control structions.  Read libpng-manual.txt or libpng.3 for more info.
  *
diff --git a/pngconf.h b/pngconf.h
index d659512..03615f0 100644
--- a/pngconf.h
+++ b/pngconf.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /* pngconf.h - machine configurable file for libpng
  *
- * libpng version 1.6.16rc03,December 21, 2014
+ * libpng version 1.6.16,December 22, 2014
  *
  * Copyright (c) 1998-2014 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  * (Version 0.96 Copyright (c) 1996, 1997 Andreas Dilger)
diff --git a/pngtest.c b/pngtest.c
index 1d317e3..2e8cb8a 100644
--- a/pngtest.c
+++ b/pngtest.c
@@ -2008,4 +2008,4 @@
 #endif
 
 /* Generate a compiler error if there is an old png.h in the search path. */
-typedef png_libpng_version_1_6_16rc03 Your_png_h_is_not_version_1_6_16rc03;
+typedef png_libpng_version_1_6_16 Your_png_h_is_not_version_1_6_16;
diff --git a/projects/vstudio/readme.txt b/projects/vstudio/readme.txt
index 43cd5d4..e7a02d8 100644
--- a/projects/vstudio/readme.txt
+++ b/projects/vstudio/readme.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 VisualStudio instructions
 
-libpng version 1.6.16rc03 - December 21, 2014
+libpng version 1.6.16 - December 22, 2014
 
 Copyright (c) 1998-2010 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
 
diff --git a/projects/vstudio/zlib.props b/projects/vstudio/zlib.props
index 7344108..adbfea8 100644
--- a/projects/vstudio/zlib.props
+++ b/projects/vstudio/zlib.props
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <!--
  * zlib.props - location of zlib source
  *
- * libpng version 1.6.16rc03 - December 21, 2014
+ * libpng version 1.6.16 - December 22, 2014
  *
  * Copyright (c) 1998-2011 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  *
diff --git a/scripts/README.txt b/scripts/README.txt
index dc58b68..b689f81 100644
--- a/scripts/README.txt
+++ b/scripts/README.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 
-Makefiles for  libpng version 1.6.16rc03 - December 21, 2014
+Makefiles for  libpng version 1.6.16 - December 22, 2014
 
 pnglibconf.h.prebuilt       =>  Stores configuration settings
  makefile.linux    =>  Linux/ELF makefile
-                       (gcc, creates libpng16.so.16.1.6.16rc03)
+                       (gcc, creates libpng16.so.16.1.6.16)
  makefile.gcc      =>  Generic makefile (gcc, creates static libpng.a)
  makefile.knr      =>  Archaic UNIX Makefile that converts files with
                        ansi2knr (Requires ansi2knr.c from
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@
  makefile.os2      =>  OS/2 Makefile (gcc and emx, requires libpng.def)
  makefile.sco      =>  For SCO OSr5  ELF and Unixware 7 with Native cc
  makefile.sggcc    =>  Silicon Graphics (gcc,
-                       creates libpng16.so.16.1.6.16rc03)
+                       creates libpng16.so.16.1.6.16)
  makefile.sgi      =>  Silicon Graphics IRIX makefile (cc, creates static lib)
  makefile.solaris  =>  Solaris 2.X makefile (gcc,
-                       creates libpng16.so.16.1.6.16rc03)
+                       creates libpng16.so.16.1.6.16)
  makefile.so9      =>  Solaris 9 makefile (gcc,
-                       creates libpng16.so.16.1.6.16rc03)
+                       creates libpng16.so.16.1.6.16)
  makefile.std      =>  Generic UNIX makefile (cc, creates static libpng.a)
  makefile.sunos    =>  Sun makefile
  makefile.32sunu   =>  Sun Ultra 32-bit makefile
diff --git a/scripts/def.c b/scripts/def.c
index 40baf72..19b796d 100644
--- a/scripts/def.c
+++ b/scripts/def.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* def.c - define format of libpng.def
  *
- * Last changed in libpng version 1.6.16 [(PENDING RELEASE)]
+ * Last changed in libpng version 1.6.16 [December 22, 2014]
  * Copyright (c) 2011-2014 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  *
  * This code is released under the libpng license.
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 PNG_DFN "OS2 CODE PRELOAD MOVEABLE DISCARDABLE"
 PNG_DFN ""
 PNG_DFN "EXPORTS"
-PNG_DFN ";Version 1.6.16rc03"
+PNG_DFN ";Version 1.6.16"
 
 #define PNG_EXPORTA(ordinal, type, name, args, attributes)\
         PNG_DFN "@" SYMBOL_PREFIX "@@" name "@"
diff --git a/scripts/intprefix.c b/scripts/intprefix.c
index 14884ea..254f8e9 100644
--- a/scripts/intprefix.c
+++ b/scripts/intprefix.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /* intprefix.c - generate an unprefixed internal symbol list
  *
- * Last changed in libpng version 1.6.16 [(PENDING RELEASE)]
+ * Last changed in libpng version 1.6.16 [December 22, 2014]
  * Copyright (c) 2013-2014 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  *
  * This code is released under the libpng license.
diff --git a/scripts/libpng-config-head.in b/scripts/libpng-config-head.in
index c835442..0d96b65 100644
--- a/scripts/libpng-config-head.in
+++ b/scripts/libpng-config-head.in
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 # Modeled after libxml-config.
 
-version=1.6.16rc03
+version=1.6.16
 prefix=""
 libdir=""
 libs=""
diff --git a/scripts/libpng.pc.in b/scripts/libpng.pc.in
index 620fd18..2c26539 100644
--- a/scripts/libpng.pc.in
+++ b/scripts/libpng.pc.in
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
 
 Name: libpng
 Description: Loads and saves PNG files
-Version: 1.6.16rc03
+Version: 1.6.16
 Libs: -L${libdir} -lpng16
 Cflags: -I${includedir}
diff --git a/scripts/makefile.ne12bsd b/scripts/makefile.ne12bsd
index 0692afe..e3b7baa 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.ne12bsd
+++ b/scripts/makefile.ne12bsd
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 LIB=	png16
 SHLIB_MAJOR=	0
-SHLIB_MINOR=	1.6.16rc03
+SHLIB_MINOR=	1.6.16
 SRCS=	png.c pngset.c pngget.c pngrutil.c pngtrans.c pngwutil.c \
 	pngread.c pngrio.c pngwio.c pngwrite.c pngrtran.c \
 	pngwtran.c pngmem.c pngerror.c pngpread.c
diff --git a/scripts/makefile.netbsd b/scripts/makefile.netbsd
index 94d2be2..2cc7a17 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.netbsd
+++ b/scripts/makefile.netbsd
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 LIB=	png
 SHLIB_MAJOR=	16
-SHLIB_MINOR=	1.6.16rc03
+SHLIB_MINOR=	1.6.16
 SRCS=	png.c pngset.c pngget.c pngrutil.c pngtrans.c pngwutil.c \
 	pngread.c pngrio.c pngwio.c pngwrite.c pngrtran.c \
 	pngwtran.c pngmem.c pngerror.c pngpread.c
diff --git a/scripts/makefile.openbsd b/scripts/makefile.openbsd
index 3ea08ad..debc2a2 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.openbsd
+++ b/scripts/makefile.openbsd
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 MANDIR= ${PREFIX}/man/cat
 
 SHLIB_MAJOR=	16
-SHLIB_MINOR=	1.6.16rc03
+SHLIB_MINOR=	1.6.16
 
 LIB=	png
 SRCS=	png.c pngerror.c pngget.c pngmem.c pngpread.c \
diff --git a/scripts/pnglibconf.h.prebuilt b/scripts/pnglibconf.h.prebuilt
index 8ae5faf..da3b229 100644
--- a/scripts/pnglibconf.h.prebuilt
+++ b/scripts/pnglibconf.h.prebuilt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-/* libpng 1.6.16rc03 STANDARD API DEFINITION */
+/* libpng 1.6.16 STANDARD API DEFINITION */
 
 /* pnglibconf.h - library build configuration */
 
-/* Libpng version 1.6.16rc03 - December 21, 2014 */
+/* Libpng version 1.6.16 - December 22, 2014 */
 
 /* Copyright (c) 1998-2014 Glenn Randers-Pehrson */
 
diff --git a/scripts/prefix.c b/scripts/prefix.c
index fe7f866..8b604a0 100644
--- a/scripts/prefix.c
+++ b/scripts/prefix.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /* prefix.c - generate an unprefixed symbol list
  *
- * Last changed in libpng version 1.6.16 [(PENDING RELEASE)]
+ * Last changed in libpng version 1.6.16 [December 22, 2014]
  * Copyright (c) 2013-2014 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  *
  * This code is released under the libpng license.
diff --git a/scripts/sym.c b/scripts/sym.c
index 9c40b7d..ea9e4c5 100644
--- a/scripts/sym.c
+++ b/scripts/sym.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /* sym.c - define format of libpng.sym
  *
- * Last changed in libpng version 1.6.16 [(PENDING RELEASE)]
+ * Last changed in libpng version 1.6.16 [December 22, 2014]
  * Copyright (c) 2011-2014 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  *
  * This code is released under the libpng license.
diff --git a/scripts/symbols.c b/scripts/symbols.c
index 7809985..28b841d 100644
--- a/scripts/symbols.c
+++ b/scripts/symbols.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /* symbols.c - find all exported symbols
  *
- * Last changed in libpng version 1.6.16 [(PENDING RELEASE)]
+ * Last changed in libpng version 1.6.16 [December 22, 2014]
  * Copyright (c) 2011-2014 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  *
  * This code is released under the libpng license.
diff --git a/scripts/symbols.def b/scripts/symbols.def
index 9f3d9f0..1283743 100644
--- a/scripts/symbols.def
+++ b/scripts/symbols.def
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-;Version 1.6.16rc03
+;Version 1.6.16
 ;--------------------------------------------------------------
 ; LIBPNG symbol list as a Win32 DEF file
 ; Contains all the symbols that can be exported from libpng
diff --git a/scripts/vers.c b/scripts/vers.c
index 5df1b53..de73197 100644
--- a/scripts/vers.c
+++ b/scripts/vers.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /* vers.c - define format of libpng.vers
  *
- * Last changed in libpng version 1.6.16 [(PENDING RELEASE)]
+ * Last changed in libpng version 1.6.16 [December 22, 2014]
  * Copyright (c) 2011-2014 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  *
  * This code is released under the libpng license.