diff --git a/build-common/NHibernate.props b/build-common/NHibernate.props
index 9fa99426a61..9f4d60b50c2 100644
--- a/build-common/NHibernate.props
+++ b/build-common/NHibernate.props
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <NhVersion     Condition="'$(NhVersion)' == ''"    >5.3</NhVersion>
     <VersionPatch  Condition="'$(VersionPatch)'  == ''">16</VersionPatch>
     <!-- Clear VersionSuffix for making release and set it to dev for making development builds -->
-    <VersionSuffix Condition="'$(VersionSuffix)' == ''">dev</VersionSuffix>
+    <VersionSuffix Condition="'$(VersionSuffix)' == ''"></VersionSuffix>
 
     <VersionPrefix Condition="'$(VersionPrefix)' == ''">$(NhVersion).$(VersionPatch)</VersionPrefix>
     <VersionSuffix Condition="'$(VersionSuffix)' != '' AND '$(BuildNumber)' != ''">$(VersionSuffix).$(BuildNumber)</VersionSuffix>
diff --git a/releasenotes.txt b/releasenotes.txt
index 0dd270c943e..feca1375199 100644
--- a/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/releasenotes.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,21 @@
-Build 5.3.15
+Build 5.3.16
+=============================
+
+Release notes - NHibernate - Version 5.3.16
+
+3 issues were resolved in this release.
+
+** Bug
+
+   * #3269 "Or" clause in a "where" condition returns a wrong result with not-found-ignore
+   * #3210 Wrong name value for L2 read-only cache warning on mutable
+
+** Task
+
+   * #3276 Release 5.3.16
+
+
+Build 5.3.15
 =============================
 
 Release notes - NHibernate - Version 5.3.15