diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8e779f322..fea3f95ce 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
dnl require autoconf 2.60 (AS_ECHO/AS_ECHO_N)
AC_PREREQ([2.60])
define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR, 0)
-define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, 15)
+define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, 16)
define(_CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, 99)
define(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, 0)
define(_CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE, false)
diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md
index 29377d4a1..0292eaa4d 100644
--- a/doc/release-notes.md
+++ b/doc/release-notes.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ release-notes at release time)
Bitcoin Core version *version* is now available from:
-
+
This is a new major version release, including new features, various bugfixes
and performance improvements, as well as updated translations.
@@ -56,71 +56,6 @@ frequently tested on them.
Notable changes
===============
-GCC 4.8.x
---------------
-The minimum version of GCC required to compile Bitcoin Core is now 4.8. No effort will be
-made to support older versions of GCC. See discussion in issue #11732 for more information.
-
-HD-wallets by default
----------------------
-Due to a backward-incompatible change in the wallet database, wallets created
-with version 0.16.0 will be rejected by previous versions. Also, version 0.16.0
-will only create hierarchical deterministic (HD) wallets.
-
-Replace-By-Fee by default in GUI
---------------------------------
-The send screen now uses BIP-125 RBF by default, regardless of `-walletrbf`.
-There is a checkbox to mark the transaction as final.
-
-The RPC default remains unchanged: to use RBF, launch with `-walletrbf=1` or
-use the `replaceable` argument for individual transactions.
-
-Wallets directory configuration (`-walletdir`)
-----------------------------------------------
-
-Bitcoin Core now has more flexibility in where the wallets directory can be
-located. Previously wallet database files were stored at the top level of the
-bitcoin data directory. The behavior is now:
-
-- For new installations (where the data directory doesn't already exist),
- wallets will now be stored in a new `wallets/` subdirectory inside the data
- directory by default.
-- For existing nodes (where the data directory already exists), wallets will be
- stored in the data directory root by default. If a `wallets/` subdirectory
- already exists in the data directory root, then wallets will be stored in the
- `wallets/` subdirectory by default.
-- The location of the wallets directory can be overridden by specifying a
- `-walletdir=` option where `` can be an absolute path to a
- directory or directory symlink.
-
-Care should be taken when choosing the wallets directory location, as if it
-becomes unavailable during operation, funds may be lost.
-
-Low-level RPC changes
-----------------------
-- The deprecated RPC `getinfo` was removed. It is recommended that the more specific RPCs are used:
- * `getblockchaininfo`
- * `getnetworkinfo`
- * `getwalletinfo`
- * `getmininginfo`
-- The wallet RPC `getreceivedbyaddress` will return an error if called with an address not in the wallet.
-- The wallet RPC `addwitnessaddress` was deprecated and will be removed in version 0.17,
- set the `address_type` argument of `getnewaddress`, or option `-addresstype=[bech32|p2sh-segwit]` instead.
-
-Changed command-line options
------------------------------
-- `-debuglogfile=` can be used to specify an alternative debug logging file.
-
-Renamed script for creating JSON-RPC credentials
------------------------------
-The `share/rpcuser/rpcuser.py` script was renamed to `share/rpcauth/rpcauth.py`. This script can be
-used to create `rpcauth` credentials for a JSON-RPC user.
-
-
-- `dumpwallet` now includes hex-encoded scripts from the wallet in the dumpfile, and
- `importwallet` now imports these scripts, but corresponding addresses may not be added
- correctly or a manual rescan may be required to find relevant transactions.
-
Credits
=======