diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 37b7371d5..e11525be4 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.00.15-cvs (2004-04-19)
+2.00.16-cvs (2004-05-24)
diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index dd9f4f747..170baeda5 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Version 2.00.16 - 
+Version 2.00.16 - 24 May 2004
 =============================
   Set area_count within alloc_lv_segment.
   Remove error labels from lvresize.