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 # CHANGELOG
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file based on the [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/) Standard. This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
-## [8.16.0](https://github.com/elastic/ecs/compare/v8.11.0...v8.16.0)
+## 8.16.0 (Feature Freeze)
 
 ### Schema Changes
 
-#### Breaking changes
-
 #### Bugfixes
 * Fix broken link in docs for vulnerability.id. #2328
 
@@ -24,22 +22,16 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file based on the
 
 * Define base encoding of `x509.serial_number`. #2383
 
-#### Deprecated
-
 ### Tooling and Artifact Changes
 
-#### Breaking changes
-
 #### Bugfixes
 
+* Fix broken link for vulnerabilty.id #2328
+
 #### Added
 
 * Documentation in README.md providing instruction on contributions to ECS during the OTel donation #2325
 
-#### Improvements
-
-#### Deprecated
-
 ## [8.11.0](https://github.com/elastic/ecs/compare/v8.10.0...v8.11.0)
 
 ### Schema Changes