diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 87b2466f..d12831af 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ and those with secondary constructors or static factories are also supported.
 
 # Status
 
-* release `2.16.0` (for Jackson `2.16.x`) [![GitHub Actions build](https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-module-kotlin/actions/workflows/main.yml/badge.svg?branch=2.16)](https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-module-kotlin/actions?query=branch%3A2.16)
+* release `2.17.0` (for Jackson `2.17.x`) [![GitHub Actions build](https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-module-kotlin/actions/workflows/main.yml/badge.svg?branch=2.16)](https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-module-kotlin/actions?query=branch%3A2.17)
+* release `2.16.2` (for Jackson `2.16.x`) [![GitHub Actions build](https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-module-kotlin/actions/workflows/main.yml/badge.svg?branch=2.16)](https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-module-kotlin/actions?query=branch%3A2.16)
 * release `2.15.3` (for Jackson `2.15.x`) [![GitHub Actions build](https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-module-kotlin/actions/workflows/main.yml/badge.svg?branch=2.15)](https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-module-kotlin/actions?query=branch%3A2.15)
 * release `2.14.3` (for Jackson `2.14.x`) [![GitHub Actions build](https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-module-kotlin/actions/workflows/main.yml/badge.svg?branch=2.14)](https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-module-kotlin/actions?query=branch%3A2.14)
 
@@ -252,8 +253,8 @@ See the [main Jackson contribution guidelines](https://github.com/FasterXML/jack
 
 If you are going to write code, choose the appropriate base branch:
 
-- `2.15` for bugfixes against the current stable version
-- `2.16` for additive functionality & features or [minor](https://semver.org), backwards compatible changes to existing behavior to be included in the next minor version release
+- `2.17` for bugfixes against the current stable version
+- `2.18` for additive functionality & features or [minor](https://semver.org), backwards compatible changes to existing behavior to be included in the next minor version release
 - `master` for significant changes to existing behavior, which will be part of Jackson 3.0
 
 ### Failing tests
diff --git a/release-notes/CREDITS-2.x b/release-notes/CREDITS-2.x
index ae2b1fb4..be38cea7 100644
--- a/release-notes/CREDITS-2.x
+++ b/release-notes/CREDITS-2.x
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ WrongWrong (@k163377)
 * #732: SequenceSerializer removed.
 * #727: Fixed overriding findCreatorAnnotation instead of hasCreatorAnnotation
 
-# 2.16.1 (not yet released)
+# 2.16.1
 
 WrongWrong (@k163377)
 * #733: Fix problem with Serializable objects not implementing readResolve