diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5568ca8cb..e043f78df 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## 0.12.16 (Unreleased)
+## 0.12.16 (November 18, 2019)
 
 NEW FEATURES:
 
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ NEW FEATURES:
 
 BUG FIXES:
 
-* command/0.12upgrade: fix panic when int value is out of range [GH-23394]
-* core: fix cycle between dependencies with create_before_destroy [GH-23399]
-* backend/remote: default .terraformignore paths will now work on Windows [GH-23311]
+* command/0.12upgrade: fix panic when int value is out of range ([#23394](https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/issues/23394))
+* core: fix cycle between dependencies with create_before_destroy ([#23399](https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/issues/23399))
+* backend/remote: default .terraformignore paths will now work on Windows ([#23311](https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/issues/23311))
 
 ## 0.12.15 (November 14, 2019)
 
diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index 0558dac90..e8a1a739c 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ var Version = "0.12.16"
 // A pre-release marker for the version. If this is "" (empty string)
 // then it means that it is a final release. Otherwise, this is a pre-release
 // such as "dev" (in development), "beta", "rc1", etc.
-var Prerelease = "dev"
+var Prerelease = ""
 
 // SemVer is an instance of version.Version. This has the secondary
 // benefit of verifying during tests and init time that our version is a