diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5e366de..8f9b96c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SOURCES/tuned-2.16.0-rc.1.tar.gz
+SOURCES/tuned-2.16.0.tar.gz
diff --git a/.tuned.metadata b/.tuned.metadata
index 5983a8b..2d7f88a 100644
--- a/.tuned.metadata
+++ b/.tuned.metadata
@@ -1 +1 @@
-f3c8dd6fea465ce2660ae5b206893cbeaa95a4b6 SOURCES/tuned-2.16.0-rc.1.tar.gz
+e20fcfb734f869fb175cb88dc7ef6e5eb3cd5946 SOURCES/tuned-2.16.0.tar.gz
diff --git a/SPECS/tuned.spec b/SPECS/tuned.spec
index 10ea1fa..df515ab 100644
--- a/SPECS/tuned.spec
+++ b/SPECS/tuned.spec
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
 %endif
 %endif
 
-%global prerelease rc
-%global prereleasenum 1
+#%%global prerelease rc
+#%%global prereleasenum 1
 
 %global prerel1 %{?prerelease:.%{prerelease}%{prereleasenum}}
 %global prerel2 %{?prerelease:-%{prerelease}.%{prereleasenum}}
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 Summary: A dynamic adaptive system tuning daemon
 Name: tuned
 Version: 2.16.0
-Release: 0.1%{?prerel1}%{?dist}
+Release: 1%{?prerel1}%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2+
 Source0: https://github.com/redhat-performance/%{name}/archive/v%{version}%{?prerel2}/%{name}-%{version}%{?prerel2}.tar.gz
 # RHEL-8 specific recommend.conf:
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ Requires: subscription-manager
 Requires: python3-syspurpose
 %endif
 %endif
-# Revert upstream profiles changes which hadn't been approved for RHEL-8 (yet)
+# Revert upstream profiles changes which have not been approved for RHEL-8 (yet)
 Patch0: tuned-2.16.0-rhel-8-profiles.patch
 
 %description
@@ -519,6 +519,11 @@ fi
 %{_mandir}/man7/tuned-profiles-postgresql.7*
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jul 21 2021 Jaroslav Škarvada <jskarvad@redhat.com> - 2.16.0-1
+- new release
+  - rebased tuned to latest upstream
+    related: rhbz#1936426
+
 * Wed Jul  7 2021 Jaroslav Škarvada <jskarvad@redhat.com> - 2.16.0-0.1.rc1
 - new release
   - rebased tuned to latest upstream