diff --git a/app/setup_handlers.go b/app/setup_handlers.go
index 8a71f42e70..1ee23bdbc2 100644
--- a/app/setup_handlers.go
+++ b/app/setup_handlers.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 	lightclienttypes "github.com/zeta-chain/zetacore/x/lightclient/types"
 )
 
-const releaseVersion = "v16"
+const releaseVersion = "v0"
 
 func SetupHandlers(app *App) {
 	// Set param key table for params module migration
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index bde84d208f..d22d8fad4b 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 ### CI
 
 * [2070](https://github.com/zeta-chain/node/pull/2070) - Added commands to build binaries from the working branch as a live full node rpc to test non-governance changes.
-
+* []() - Updated the release pipeline to only run on hotfix/ and release/ branches. Added option to only run pre-checks and not cut release as well. Switched approval steps to use environments.
 ## v16.0.0
 
 ### Breaking Changes