diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 81eeec7a87..1c209c12c7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR, 0)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, 16)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, 0)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, 0)
-define(_CLIENT_VERSION_RC, 2)
-define(_CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE, false)
+define(_CLIENT_VERSION_RC, 0)
+define(_CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE, true)
 define(_COPYRIGHT_YEAR, 2020)
 define(_COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS,[The %s developers])
 define(_COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS_SUBSTITUTION,[[Vertcoin Core]])