diff --git a/core/Version.php b/core/Version.php
index a4c331c27150f351d527f80541a47061d2f062db..2ea21ee1a54ec9235fe0067b9af210a48dbae2f8 100644
--- a/core/Version.php
+++ b/core/Version.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ final class Version
      * The current Piwik version.
      * @var string
      */
-    const VERSION = '2.16.1-rc2';
+    const VERSION = '2.16.1';
 
     public function isStableVersion($version)
     {