diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3cbaf2a8..c147ce44 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Jupytext ChangeLog
 ==================
 
-1.16.2-dev (2024-05-??)
+1.16.2 (2024-05-05)
 -------------------
 
 **Added**
diff --git a/src/jupytext/version.py b/src/jupytext/version.py
index 980dc858..8c85728e 100644
--- a/src/jupytext/version.py
+++ b/src/jupytext/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """Jupytext's version number"""
 
-__version__ = "1.16.2-dev"
+__version__ = "1.16.2"