diff --git a/.github/workflows/initiate_release.yml b/.github/workflows/initiate_release.yml
index 5b6536844fc..78b3cabe8a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/initiate_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/initiate_release.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        version: ["14", "15"]
+        version: ["15", "16"]
 
     steps:
       - uses: octokit/request-action@v2.x
diff --git a/.mergify.yml b/.mergify.yml
index 54e1bce46f2..5e558062048 100644
--- a/.mergify.yml
+++ b/.mergify.yml
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ pull_request_rules:
           - version-15-hotfix
         assignees:
           - "{{ author }}"
-  - name: backport to version-16-beta
+  - name: backport to version-16-hotfix
     conditions:
-      - label="backport version-16-beta"
+      - label="backport version-16-hotfix"
     actions:
       backport:
         branches:
-          - version-16-beta
+          - version-16-hotfix
         assignees:
           - "{{ author }}"
   - name: Automatic merge on CI success and review