diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 3edcfcdd89..6869b2cc18 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+	--- 9.16.31 released ---
+
 5917.	[bug]		Update ifconfig.sh script as is miscomputed interface
 			identifiers when destroying interfaces. [GL #3061]
 
diff --git a/version b/version
index 82c32ba40b..19eee9e6b9 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ MINORVER=16
 PATCHVER=31
 RELEASETYPE=
 RELEASEVER=
-EXTENSIONS=-dev
+EXTENSIONS=