diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index ac640fd6e1..401df9f6de 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "2.16.0-SNAPSHOT",
+  "version": "2.16.0",
   "command": {
     "version": {
       "forcePublish": true,
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-zowe-explorer/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/eslint-plugin-zowe-explorer/CHANGELOG.md
index c1bf0626f3..bd299a8edb 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-zowe-explorer/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-zowe-explorer/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,12 +2,6 @@ All notable changes to the "eslint-plugin-zowe-explorer" package will be documen
 
 ## TBD Release
 
-### New features and enhancements
-
-### Bug fixes
-
-## `2.16.0`
-
 ## `2.15.4`
 
 ## `2.15.3`
diff --git a/packages/zowe-explorer-ftp-extension/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/zowe-explorer-ftp-extension/CHANGELOG.md
index a176e7cba2..60403b851a 100644
--- a/packages/zowe-explorer-ftp-extension/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/zowe-explorer-ftp-extension/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,11 +2,9 @@ All notable changes to the "zowe-explorer-ftp-extension" extension will be docum
 
 ## TBD Release
 
-### New features and enhancements
-
 ### Bug fixes
 
-- Fix issue #2832 zFTP: Spool files are not listed properly for active jobs.
+- Fix issue with zFTP spool files not listing properly for active jobs. [#2832](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-vscode/issues/2832)
 - Changed the hashing algorithm for e-tag generation from `sha1` to `sha256` to avoid collisions. [#2890](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-vscode/pull/2890)
 
 ## `2.15.4`
diff --git a/packages/zowe-explorer/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/zowe-explorer/CHANGELOG.md
index 7997ecd76c..2ed0e6f2bf 100644
--- a/packages/zowe-explorer/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/zowe-explorer/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,14 +6,6 @@ All notable changes to the "vscode-extension-for-zowe" extension will be documen
 
 ### New features and enhancements
 
-### Bug fixes
-
-- Fixed issue where data sets or members containing binary content cannot be opened. [#2696](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-vscode/issues/2696)
-
-## `2.15.4`
-
-### New features and enhancements
-
 - Added support for `consoleName` property in z/OSMF profiles when issuing MVS commands. [#1667](https://github.com/zowe/vscode-extension-for-zowe/issues/1667)
 - Updated sorting of PDS members to show items without stats at bottom of list. [#2660](https://github.com/zowe/vscode-extension-for-zowe/issues/2660)
 - Added support to view the Encoding history for MVS and Dataset in the History View. [#2776](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-vscode/pull/2776)
@@ -37,6 +29,7 @@ All notable changes to the "vscode-extension-for-zowe" extension will be documen
 - Duplicated profile schema writing on repeated Team Config file initialization:
   [#2828](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-vscode/pull/2828)
 - Fixed issue where saving changes to favorited PDS member fails when custom temp folder is set on Windows. [#2880](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-vscode/issues/2880)
+- Fixed issue where data sets or members containing binary content cannot be opened. [#2696](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-vscode/issues/2696)
 
 ## `2.15.4`