diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 37565bc20b..f8c82abf0a 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+	--- 9.16.50 released ---
+
 6364.	[protocol]	Add RESOLVER.ARPA to the built in empty zones.
 			[GL #4580]
 
diff --git a/version b/version
index fc7ecdaa81..630602790a 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ MINORVER=16
 PATCHVER=50
 RELEASETYPE=
 RELEASEVER=
-EXTENSIONS=-dev
+EXTENSIONS=