Prepare for 2.16.0 release

Author: cowtowncoder

.gitignore

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ syntax: glob
 
 # building
 target
+.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.jar
 
 # Eclipse
 .classpath

pom.xml

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson</groupId>
     <artifactId>jackson-base</artifactId>
-    <version>2.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.16.0</version>
   </parent>
   <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype</groupId>
   <artifactId>jackson-datatype-hibernate-parent</artifactId>

release-notes/VERSION

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Project: jackson-datatype-hibernate
 === Releases ===
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-2.16.0-rc1 (20-Oct-2023)
+2.16.0 (15-Nov-2023)
 
 #140: `HibernateModule.REPLACE_PERSISTENT_COLLECTIONS` not working
   when `FetchType.EAGER`