diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f706938b..acbe34a4 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@cloudant/couchbackup",
-  "version": "2.9.16-SNAPSHOT",
+  "version": "2.9.16",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@cloudant/couchbackup",
-      "version": "2.9.16-SNAPSHOT",
+      "version": "2.9.16",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@ibm-cloud/cloudant": "0.8.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 99a4aa43..a1eb7361 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@cloudant/couchbackup",
-  "version": "2.9.16-SNAPSHOT",
+  "version": "2.9.16",
   "description": "CouchBackup - command-line backup utility for Cloudant/CouchDB",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/IBM/couchbackup",
   "repository": "https://github.com/IBM/couchbackup.git",