diff --git a/CHANGELOG-2.8.md b/CHANGELOG-2.8.md
index 9fd4cd6412cf3..070264f0c3ea0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG-2.8.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG-2.8.md
@@ -7,6 +7,45 @@ in 2.8 minor versions.
 To get the diff for a specific change, go to https://github.com/symfony/symfony/commit/XXX where XXX is the change hash
 To get the diff between two versions, go to https://github.com/symfony/symfony/compare/v2.8.0...v2.8.1
 
+* 2.8.16 (2017-01-12)
+
+ * bug #21218 [Form] DateTimeToLocalizedStringTransformer does not use timezone when using date only (magnetik)
+ * bug #21104 [FrameworkBundle] fix IPv6 address handling in server commands (xabbuh)
+ * bug #20793 [Validator] Fix caching of constraints derived from non-serializable parents (uwej711)
+ * bug #19586 [TwigBundle] Fix bug where namespaced paths don't take parent bundles in account (wesleylancel)
+ * bug #21237 [FrameworkBundle] Fix relative paths used as cache keys (nicolas-grekas)
+ * bug #21183 [Validator] respect groups when merging constraints (xabbuh)
+ * bug #21179 [TwigBundle] Fixing regression in TwigEngine exception handling (Bertalan Attila)
+ * bug #21220 [DI] Fix missing new line after private alias (ogizanagi)
+ * bug #21211 Classloader tmpname (lyrixx)
+ * bug #21205 [TwigBundle] fixed usage when Templating is not installed (fabpot)
+ * bug #21155 [Validator] Check cascasdedGroups for being countable (scaytrase)
+ * bug #21200 [Filesystem] Check that directory is writable after created it in dumpFile() (chalasr)
+ * bug #21113 [FrameworkBundle][HttpKernel] Fix resources loading for bundles with custom structure (chalasr)
+ * bug #21084 [Yaml] handle empty lines inside unindented collection (xabbuh)
+ * bug #20925 [HttpFoundation] Validate/cast cookie expire time (ro0NL)
+ * bug #21032 [SecurityBundle] Made collection of user provider unique when injecting them to the RemberMeService (lyrixx)
+ * bug #21078 [Console] Escape default value when dumping help (lyrixx)
+ * bug #21076 [Console] OS X Can't call cli_set_process_title php without superuser (ogizanagi)
+ * bug #20900 [Console] Descriptors should use Helper::strlen (ogizanagi)
+ * bug #21064 [Debug] Wrap call to ->log in a try catch block (lyrixx)
+ * bug #21010 [Debug] UndefinedMethodFatalErrorHandler - Handle anonymous classes (SpacePossum)
+ * bug #20859 Avoid warning in PHP 7.2 because of non-countable data (wouterj)
+ * bug #21053 [Validator] override property constraints in child class (xabbuh)
+ * bug #21034 [FrameworkBundle] Make TemplateController working without the Templating component (dunglas)
+ * bug #20970 [Console] Fix question formatting using SymfonyStyle::ask() (chalasr, ogizanagi)
+ * bug #20975 [Form] fix group sequence based validation (xabbuh)
+ * bug #20599 [WebProfilerBundle] Display multiple HTTP headers in WDT (ro0NL)
+ * bug #20799 [TwigBundle] do not try to register incomplete definitions (xabbuh)
+ * bug #20961 [Validator] phpize default option values (xabbuh)
+ * bug #20934 [FrameworkBundle] Fix PHP form templates on translatable attributes (ro0NL)
+ * bug #20957 [FrameworkBundle] test for the Validator component to be present (xabbuh)
+ * bug #20936 [DependencyInjection] Fix on-invalid attribute type in xsd (ogizanagi)
+ * bug #20931 [VarDumper] Fix dumping by-ref variadics (nicolas-grekas)
+ * bug #20734 [Security] AbstractVoter->supportsAttribute gives false positive if attribute is zero (0) (martynas-foodpanda)
+ * bug #14082 [config] Fix issue when key removed and left value only (zerustech)
+ * bug #20847 [Console] fixed BC issue with static closures (araines)
+
 * 2.8.15 (2016-12-13)
 
  * bug #20714 [FrameworkBundle] Fix unresolved parameters from default configs in debug:config (chalasr)
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
index 922787aa3c8dd..acc77dc8c789b 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ abstract class Kernel implements KernelInterface, TerminableInterface
     protected $startTime;
     protected $loadClassCache;
 
-    const VERSION = '2.8.16-DEV';
+    const VERSION = '2.8.16';
     const VERSION_ID = 20816;
     const MAJOR_VERSION = 2;
     const MINOR_VERSION = 8;
     const RELEASE_VERSION = 16;
-    const EXTRA_VERSION = 'DEV';
+    const EXTRA_VERSION = '';
 
     const END_OF_MAINTENANCE = '11/2018';
     const END_OF_LIFE = '11/2019';