diff --git a/Protobuf-C++.podspec b/Protobuf-C++.podspec
index 2b68ee9766fe..60b2912b8558 100644
--- a/Protobuf-C++.podspec
+++ b/Protobuf-C++.podspec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name     = 'Protobuf-C++'
-  s.version  = '3.16.1'
+  s.version  = '3.16.2'
   s.summary  = 'Protocol Buffers v3 runtime library for C++.'
   s.homepage = 'https://github.com/google/protobuf'
   s.license  = '3-Clause BSD License'
diff --git a/Protobuf.podspec b/Protobuf.podspec
index f603eed17165..d449e9e641f8 100644
--- a/Protobuf.podspec
+++ b/Protobuf.podspec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # dependent projects use the :git notation to refer to the library.
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name     = 'Protobuf'
-  s.version  = '3.16.1'
+  s.version  = '3.16.2'
   s.summary  = 'Protocol Buffers v.3 runtime library for Objective-C.'
   s.homepage = 'https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf'
   s.license  = '3-Clause BSD License'
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index cbad6318e52f..021279ad9c4f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ AC_PREREQ(2.59)
 # In the SVN trunk, the version should always be the next anticipated release
 # version with the "-pre" suffix.  (We used to use "-SNAPSHOT" but this pushed
 # the size of one file name in the dist tarfile over the 99-char limit.)
-AC_INIT([Protocol Buffers],[3.16.1],[protobuf@googlegroups.com],[protobuf])
+AC_INIT([Protocol Buffers],[3.16.2],[protobuf@googlegroups.com],[protobuf])
 
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE([enable])
 
diff --git a/csharp/Google.Protobuf.Tools.nuspec b/csharp/Google.Protobuf.Tools.nuspec
index 0783333d84dc..24c7993e21b0 100644
--- a/csharp/Google.Protobuf.Tools.nuspec
+++ b/csharp/Google.Protobuf.Tools.nuspec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <title>Google Protocol Buffers tools</title>
     <summary>Tools for Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format.</summary>
     <description>See project site for more info.</description>
-    <version>3.16.1</version>
+    <version>3.16.2</version>
     <authors>Google Inc.</authors>
     <owners>protobuf-packages</owners>
     <licenseUrl>https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/blob/master/LICENSE</licenseUrl>
diff --git a/csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/Google.Protobuf.csproj b/csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/Google.Protobuf.csproj
index 302803309878..f51bdd9d50b7 100644
--- a/csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/Google.Protobuf.csproj
+++ b/csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/Google.Protobuf.csproj
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <Description>C# runtime library for Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format.</Description>
     <Copyright>Copyright 2015, Google Inc.</Copyright>
     <AssemblyTitle>Google Protocol Buffers</AssemblyTitle>
-    <VersionPrefix>3.16.1</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionPrefix>3.16.2</VersionPrefix>
     <!-- C# 7.2 is required for Span/BufferWriter/ReadOnlySequence -->
     <LangVersion>7.2</LangVersion>
     <Authors>Google Inc.</Authors>
diff --git a/java/README.md b/java/README.md
index c3434144b1ea..9828452d3337 100644
--- a/java/README.md
+++ b/java/README.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ If you are using Maven, use the following:
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
   <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-  <version>3.15.3</version>
+  <version>3.16.2</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ protobuf-java-util package:
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
   <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
-  <version>3.15.3</version>
+  <version>3.16.2</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ protobuf-java-util package:
 
 If you are using Gradle, add the following to your `build.gradle` file's dependencies:
 ```
-    implementation 'com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java:3.11.0'
+    implementation 'com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java:3.16.2'
 ```
 Again, be sure to check that the version number matches (or is newer than) the version number of protoc that you are using.
 
diff --git a/java/bom/pom.xml b/java/bom/pom.xml
index 2d81c061a68b..788baac25173 100644
--- a/java/bom/pom.xml
+++ b/java/bom/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
   <artifactId>protobuf-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>3.16.1</version>
+  <version>3.16.2</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Protocol Buffers [BOM]</name>
diff --git a/java/core/pom.xml b/java/core/pom.xml
index 405ca1fc678e..b80327595509 100644
--- a/java/core/pom.xml
+++ b/java/core/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
     <artifactId>protobuf-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.16.1</version>
+    <version>3.16.2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
diff --git a/java/lite.md b/java/lite.md
index f248ff6c3e82..3397c6282bc4 100644
--- a/java/lite.md
+++ b/java/lite.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ protobuf Java runtime. If you are using Maven, use the following:
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
   <artifactId>protobuf-javalite</artifactId>
-  <version>3.9.1</version>
+  <version>3.16.2</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/java/lite/pom.xml b/java/lite/pom.xml
index df4aa921acf6..2085c2522241 100644
--- a/java/lite/pom.xml
+++ b/java/lite/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
     <artifactId>protobuf-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.16.1</version>
+    <version>3.16.2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>protobuf-javalite</artifactId>
diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 22de70bdb804..cb0c49dad751 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
   <artifactId>protobuf-parent</artifactId>
-  <version>3.16.1</version>
+  <version>3.16.2</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Protocol Buffers [Parent]</name>
diff --git a/java/util/pom.xml b/java/util/pom.xml
index 28368c5c9fb4..2b2a8b9779f2 100644
--- a/java/util/pom.xml
+++ b/java/util/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
     <artifactId>protobuf-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.16.1</version>
+    <version>3.16.2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
diff --git a/php/ext/google/protobuf/package.xml b/php/ext/google/protobuf/package.xml
index d00ba5225e24..ba4686674957 100644
--- a/php/ext/google/protobuf/package.xml
+++ b/php/ext/google/protobuf/package.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<package packagerversion="1.9.5" version="2.0" xmlns="http://pear.php.net/dtd/package-2.0" xmlns:tasks="http://pear.php.net/dtd/tasks-1.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://pear.php.net/dtd/tasks-1.0 http://pear.php.net/dtd/tasks-1.0.xsd http://pear.php.net/dtd/package-2.0 http://pear.php.net/dtd/package-2.0.xsd">
+<package xmlns="http://pear.php.net/dtd/package-2.0" xmlns:tasks="http://pear.php.net/dtd/tasks-1.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" packagerversion="1.9.5" version="2.0" xsi:schemaLocation="http://pear.php.net/dtd/tasks-1.0 http://pear.php.net/dtd/tasks-1.0.xsd http://pear.php.net/dtd/package-2.0 http://pear.php.net/dtd/package-2.0.xsd">
  <name>protobuf</name>
  <channel>pecl.php.net</channel>
  <summary>Google's language-neutral, platform-neutral, extensible mechanism for serializing structured data.</summary>
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
   <email>protobuf-opensource@google.com</email>
   <active>yes</active>
  </lead>
- <date>2022-01-05</date>
- <time>16:51:15</time>
+ <date>2022-09-13</date>
+ <time>11:23:12</time>
  <version>
-  <release>3.16.1</release>
-  <api>3.16.1</api>
+  <release>3.16.2</release>
+  <api>3.16.2</api>
  </version>
  <stability>
   <release>stable</release>
@@ -964,5 +964,20 @@ G  A release.
    <notes>
    </notes>
   </release>
+  <release>
+   <version>
+    <release>3.16.2</release>
+    <api>3.16.2</api>
+   </version>
+   <stability>
+    <release>stable</release>
+    <api>stable</api>
+   </stability>
+   <date>2022-09-13</date>
+   <time>11:23:12</time>
+   <license uri="https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause">3-Clause BSD License</license>
+   <notes>
+   </notes>
+  </release>
  </changelog>
 </package>
diff --git a/php/ext/google/protobuf/protobuf.h b/php/ext/google/protobuf/protobuf.h
index ba210f323ff7..3e72045d63f2 100644
--- a/php/ext/google/protobuf/protobuf.h
+++ b/php/ext/google/protobuf/protobuf.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_setter, 0, 0, 1)
   ZEND_ARG_INFO(0, value)
 ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
 
-#define PHP_PROTOBUF_VERSION "3.16.1"
+#define PHP_PROTOBUF_VERSION "3.16.2"
 
 // ptr -> PHP object cache. This is a weak map that caches lazily-created
 // wrapper objects around upb types:
diff --git a/protoc-artifacts/pom.xml b/protoc-artifacts/pom.xml
index 19b5c5d0e827..575e6b5a7340 100644
--- a/protoc-artifacts/pom.xml
+++ b/protoc-artifacts/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   </parent>
   <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
   <artifactId>protoc</artifactId>
-  <version>3.16.1</version>
+  <version>3.16.2</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Protobuf Compiler</name>
   <description>
diff --git a/python/google/protobuf/__init__.py b/python/google/protobuf/__init__.py
index 0abc9f7f1f68..68e11347c049 100644
--- a/python/google/protobuf/__init__.py
+++ b/python/google/protobuf/__init__.py
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@
 
 # Copyright 2007 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 
-__version__ = '3.16.1'
+__version__ = '3.16.2'
diff --git a/ruby/google-protobuf.gemspec b/ruby/google-protobuf.gemspec
index c4c71f711673..760fccf548ac 100644
--- a/ruby/google-protobuf.gemspec
+++ b/ruby/google-protobuf.gemspec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name        = "google-protobuf"
-  s.version     = "3.16.1"
+  s.version     = "3.16.2"
   git_tag       = "v#{s.version.to_s.sub('.rc.', '-rc')}" # Converts X.Y.Z.rc.N to vX.Y.Z-rcN, used for the git tag
   s.licenses    = ["BSD-3-Clause"]
   s.summary     = "Protocol Buffers"
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index dca995acf1c1..b0b0fa20b12a 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ else
 PTHREAD_DEF =
 endif
 
-PROTOBUF_VERSION = 27:1:0
+PROTOBUF_VERSION = 27:2:0
 
 if GCC
 # Turn on all warnings except for sign comparison (we ignore sign comparison
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/any.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/any.pb.h
index fc4285a5701f..2c309e7f2e8b 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/any.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/any.pb.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please update
 #error your headers.
 #endif
-#if 3016001 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
+#if 3016002 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
 #error This file was generated by an older version of protoc which is
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please
 #error regenerate this file with a newer version of protoc.
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/api.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/api.pb.h
index 64524c3581ce..851496c13968 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/api.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/api.pb.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please update
 #error your headers.
 #endif
-#if 3016001 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
+#if 3016002 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
 #error This file was generated by an older version of protoc which is
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please
 #error regenerate this file with a newer version of protoc.
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.h
index fb2fc1607e21..f4cecf4dfc6e 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please update
 #error your headers.
 #endif
-#if 3016001 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
+#if 3016002 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
 #error This file was generated by an older version of protoc which is
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please
 #error regenerate this file with a newer version of protoc.
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.h
index d11d98219a79..e13b35283e00 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please update
 #error your headers.
 #endif
-#if 3016001 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
+#if 3016002 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
 #error This file was generated by an older version of protoc which is
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please
 #error regenerate this file with a newer version of protoc.
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/duration.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/duration.pb.h
index 050266fc2bff..873a1b0ecfe9 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/duration.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/duration.pb.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please update
 #error your headers.
 #endif
-#if 3016001 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
+#if 3016002 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
 #error This file was generated by an older version of protoc which is
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please
 #error regenerate this file with a newer version of protoc.
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/empty.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/empty.pb.h
index 2d94d77d79cc..8301253ed662 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/empty.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/empty.pb.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please update
 #error your headers.
 #endif
-#if 3016001 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
+#if 3016002 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
 #error This file was generated by an older version of protoc which is
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please
 #error regenerate this file with a newer version of protoc.
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.h
index f6aaf058b435..55cb0a41639b 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please update
 #error your headers.
 #endif
-#if 3016001 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
+#if 3016002 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
 #error This file was generated by an older version of protoc which is
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please
 #error regenerate this file with a newer version of protoc.
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/port_def.inc b/src/google/protobuf/port_def.inc
index 8c1ec45f917a..6bd44897413f 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/port_def.inc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/port_def.inc
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@
 
 // Shared google3/opensource definitions. //////////////////////////////////////
 
-#define PROTOBUF_VERSION 3016001
+#define PROTOBUF_VERSION 3016002
 #define PROTOBUF_MIN_HEADER_VERSION_FOR_PROTOC 3016000
 #define PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION 3016000
 #define PROTOBUF_VERSION_SUFFIX ""
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/source_context.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/source_context.pb.h
index e69747a6f2ed..a62fb40e7198 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/source_context.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/source_context.pb.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please update
 #error your headers.
 #endif
-#if 3016001 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
+#if 3016002 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
 #error This file was generated by an older version of protoc which is
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please
 #error regenerate this file with a newer version of protoc.
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/struct.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/struct.pb.h
index 686cfdd559bb..82b90b87572a 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/struct.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/struct.pb.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please update
 #error your headers.
 #endif
-#if 3016001 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
+#if 3016002 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
 #error This file was generated by an older version of protoc which is
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please
 #error regenerate this file with a newer version of protoc.
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/stubs/common.h b/src/google/protobuf/stubs/common.h
index 7f4f180c1fbe..5ab4ad734516 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/stubs/common.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/stubs/common.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ namespace internal {
 
 // The current version, represented as a single integer to make comparison
 // easier:  major * 10^6 + minor * 10^3 + micro
-#define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_VERSION 3016001
+#define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_VERSION 3016002
 
 // A suffix string for alpha, beta or rc releases. Empty for stable releases.
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_VERSION_SUFFIX ""
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.h
index 5d0dae2c8b68..03fbd3ad2f5d 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please update
 #error your headers.
 #endif
-#if 3016001 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
+#if 3016002 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
 #error This file was generated by an older version of protoc which is
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please
 #error regenerate this file with a newer version of protoc.
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/type.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/type.pb.h
index 65de2df99ad3..4c32d7c2b051 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/type.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/type.pb.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please update
 #error your headers.
 #endif
-#if 3016001 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
+#if 3016002 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
 #error This file was generated by an older version of protoc which is
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please
 #error regenerate this file with a newer version of protoc.
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.h
index ee83e4795d09..a542b4e37505 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please update
 #error your headers.
 #endif
-#if 3016001 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
+#if 3016002 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
 #error This file was generated by an older version of protoc which is
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please
 #error regenerate this file with a newer version of protoc.
diff --git a/version.json b/version.json
index fe8f1fb7a8c4..d1c6e3f391e7 100644
--- a/version.json
+++ b/version.json
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 {
     "3.16.x": {
-        "protoc_version": "16.2-dev",
+        "protoc_version": "16.2",
         "lts": true,
-        "date": "2022-01-05",
+        "date": "2022-09-13",
         "languages": {
-            "cpp": "3.16.2-dev",
-            "csharp": "3.16.2-dev",
-            "java": "3.16.2-dev",
-            "javascript": "3.16.2-dev",
-            "objectivec": "3.16.2-dev",
-            "php": "3.16.2-dev",
-            "python": "3.16.2-dev",
-            "ruby": "3.16.2-dev"
+            "cpp": "3.16.2",
+            "csharp": "3.16.2",
+            "java": "3.16.2",
+            "javascript": "3.16.2",
+            "objectivec": "3.16.2",
+            "php": "3.16.2",
+            "python": "3.16.2",
+            "ruby": "3.16.2"
         }
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file