diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index b54c1841a1..018686ce9e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ env:
   # Otherwise, set variable to the commit of your branch on
   # opentelemetry-python-contrib which is compatible with these Core repo
   # changes.
-  CONTRIB_REPO_SHA: master
+  CONTRIB_REPO_SHA: ab52183a6ad1ba44596457527601d092c9443074
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/docs/examples/error_hander/error_handler_0/setup.cfg b/docs/examples/error_hander/error_handler_0/setup.cfg
index 3ea84d43d8..2d0a816d8b 100644
--- a/docs/examples/error_hander/error_handler_0/setup.cfg
+++ b/docs/examples/error_hander/error_handler_0/setup.cfg
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ package_dir=
     =src
 packages=find_namespace:
 install_requires =
-    opentelemetry-sdk == 0.16.dev0
+    opentelemetry-sdk == 0.16b0
 
 [options.packages.find]
 where = src
diff --git a/docs/examples/error_hander/error_handler_0/src/error_handler_0/version.py b/docs/examples/error_hander/error_handler_0/src/error_handler_0/version.py
index 1f98d44fa8..36c4f8c245 100644
--- a/docs/examples/error_hander/error_handler_0/src/error_handler_0/version.py
+++ b/docs/examples/error_hander/error_handler_0/src/error_handler_0/version.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-__version__ = "0.16.dev0"
+__version__ = "0.16b0"
diff --git a/docs/examples/error_hander/error_handler_1/setup.cfg b/docs/examples/error_hander/error_handler_1/setup.cfg
index 6b9ab21e4b..3e73a13cd4 100644
--- a/docs/examples/error_hander/error_handler_1/setup.cfg
+++ b/docs/examples/error_hander/error_handler_1/setup.cfg
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ package_dir=
     =src
 packages=find_namespace:
 install_requires =
-    opentelemetry-sdk == 0.16.dev0
+    opentelemetry-sdk == 0.16b0
 
 [options.packages.find]
 where = src
diff --git a/docs/examples/error_hander/error_handler_1/src/error_handler_1/version.py b/docs/examples/error_hander/error_handler_1/src/error_handler_1/version.py
index 1f98d44fa8..36c4f8c245 100644
--- a/docs/examples/error_hander/error_handler_1/src/error_handler_1/version.py
+++ b/docs/examples/error_hander/error_handler_1/src/error_handler_1/version.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-__version__ = "0.16.dev0"
+__version__ = "0.16b0"
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger/setup.cfg b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger/setup.cfg
index 66d0d61cbb..f860236eb2 100644
--- a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger/setup.cfg
+++ b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger/setup.cfg
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ package_dir=
 packages=find_namespace:
 install_requires =
     thrift >= 0.10.0
-    opentelemetry-api == 0.16.dev0
-    opentelemetry-sdk == 0.16.dev0
+    opentelemetry-api == 0.16b0
+    opentelemetry-sdk == 0.16b0
 
 [options.packages.find]
 where = src
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger/src/opentelemetry/exporter/jaeger/version.py b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger/src/opentelemetry/exporter/jaeger/version.py
index 7b04708d09..55018c707e 100644
--- a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger/src/opentelemetry/exporter/jaeger/version.py
+++ b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger/src/opentelemetry/exporter/jaeger/version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-__version__ = "0.16.dev0"
+__version__ = "0.16b0"
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-opencensus/CHANGELOG.md b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-opencensus/CHANGELOG.md
index 33a182a3fd..33ccae1d45 100644
--- a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-opencensus/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-opencensus/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## Version 0.16b0
+
+Released 2020-11-25
+
 - Update protobuf versions
   ([#1356](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1356))
 
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-opencensus/setup.cfg b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-opencensus/setup.cfg
index ad470e2b19..069f588320 100644
--- a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-opencensus/setup.cfg
+++ b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-opencensus/setup.cfg
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ packages=find_namespace:
 install_requires =
     grpcio >= 1.0.0, < 2.0.0
     opencensus-proto >= 0.1.0, < 1.0.0
-    opentelemetry-api == 0.16.dev0
-    opentelemetry-sdk == 0.16.dev0
+    opentelemetry-api == 0.16b0
+    opentelemetry-sdk == 0.16b0
     protobuf >= 3.13.0
 
 [options.packages.find]
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-opencensus/src/opentelemetry/exporter/opencensus/version.py b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-opencensus/src/opentelemetry/exporter/opencensus/version.py
index 1f98d44fa8..36c4f8c245 100644
--- a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-opencensus/src/opentelemetry/exporter/opencensus/version.py
+++ b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-opencensus/src/opentelemetry/exporter/opencensus/version.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-__version__ = "0.16.dev0"
+__version__ = "0.16b0"
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp/CHANGELOG.md b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp/CHANGELOG.md
index 074a30bbc5..6f45b4413c 100644
--- a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## Version 0.16b0
+
+Released 2020-11-25
+
 - Add instrumentation library name and version to OTLP exported metrics
   ([#1418](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1418))
 - Change temporality for Counter and UpDownCounter
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp/setup.cfg b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp/setup.cfg
index 7ba1b5c1f9..ae80d0311a 100644
--- a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp/setup.cfg
+++ b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp/setup.cfg
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ packages=find_namespace:
 install_requires =
     grpcio >= 1.0.0, < 2.0.0
     googleapis-common-protos ~= 1.52.0
-    opentelemetry-api == 0.16.dev0
-    opentelemetry-sdk == 0.16.dev0
-    opentelemetry-proto == 0.16.dev0
+    opentelemetry-api == 0.16b0
+    opentelemetry-sdk == 0.16b0
+    opentelemetry-proto == 0.16b0
     backoff ~= 1.10.0
 
 [options.extras_require]
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp/src/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/version.py b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp/src/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/version.py
index 1f98d44fa8..36c4f8c245 100644
--- a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp/src/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/version.py
+++ b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp/src/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/version.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-__version__ = "0.16.dev0"
+__version__ = "0.16b0"
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus/setup.cfg b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus/setup.cfg
index 540f9fcc9e..56d0f7f015 100644
--- a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus/setup.cfg
+++ b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus/setup.cfg
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ package_dir=
 packages=find_namespace:
 install_requires =
     prometheus_client >= 0.5.0, < 1.0.0
-    opentelemetry-api == 0.16.dev0
-    opentelemetry-sdk == 0.16.dev0
+    opentelemetry-api == 0.16b0
+    opentelemetry-sdk == 0.16b0
 
 [options.packages.find]
 where = src
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus/src/opentelemetry/exporter/prometheus/version.py b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus/src/opentelemetry/exporter/prometheus/version.py
index 1f98d44fa8..36c4f8c245 100644
--- a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus/src/opentelemetry/exporter/prometheus/version.py
+++ b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus/src/opentelemetry/exporter/prometheus/version.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-__version__ = "0.16.dev0"
+__version__ = "0.16b0"
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin/CHANGELOG.md b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin/CHANGELOG.md
index 972096a8ef..bb10a1a629 100644
--- a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## Version 0.16b0
+
+Released 2020-11-25
+
 - Support for v2 api protobuf format ([#1318](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1318))
 
 ## Version 0.14b0
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin/setup.cfg b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin/setup.cfg
index 1803eac14e..35a01719f9 100644
--- a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin/setup.cfg
+++ b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin/setup.cfg
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ packages=find_namespace:
 install_requires =
     protobuf >= 3.12
     requests ~= 2.7
-    opentelemetry-api == 0.16.dev0
-    opentelemetry-sdk == 0.16.dev0
+    opentelemetry-api == 0.16b0
+    opentelemetry-sdk == 0.16b0
 
 [options.packages.find]
 where = src
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin/src/opentelemetry/exporter/zipkin/version.py b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin/src/opentelemetry/exporter/zipkin/version.py
index 1f98d44fa8..36c4f8c245 100644
--- a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin/src/opentelemetry/exporter/zipkin/version.py
+++ b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin/src/opentelemetry/exporter/zipkin/version.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-__version__ = "0.16.dev0"
+__version__ = "0.16b0"
diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-opentracing-shim/setup.cfg b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-opentracing-shim/setup.cfg
index 33cad7b935..698b1d83da 100644
--- a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-opentracing-shim/setup.cfg
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-opentracing-shim/setup.cfg
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ packages=find_namespace:
 install_requires =
     Deprecated >= 1.2.6
     opentracing ~= 2.0
-    opentelemetry-api == 0.16.dev0
+    opentelemetry-api == 0.16b0
 
 [options.extras_require]
 test =
-    opentelemetry-test == 0.16.dev0
+    opentelemetry-test == 0.16b0
     opentracing ~= 2.2.0
 
 [options.packages.find]
diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-opentracing-shim/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/opentracing_shim/version.py b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-opentracing-shim/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/opentracing_shim/version.py
index 1f98d44fa8..36c4f8c245 100644
--- a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-opentracing-shim/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/opentracing_shim/version.py
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-opentracing-shim/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/opentracing_shim/version.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-__version__ = "0.16.dev0"
+__version__ = "0.16b0"
diff --git a/opentelemetry-api/CHANGELOG.md b/opentelemetry-api/CHANGELOG.md
index a957b5e844..ccf3f53e31 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-api/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/opentelemetry-api/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## Version 0.16b0
+
+Released 2020-11-25
+
 - Add optional parameter to `record_exception` method ([#1314](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1314))
 - Add pickle support to SpanContext class ([#1380](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1380))
 
diff --git a/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/version.py b/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/version.py
index 1f98d44fa8..36c4f8c245 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/version.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/version.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-__version__ = "0.16.dev0"
+__version__ = "0.16b0"
diff --git a/opentelemetry-instrumentation/CHANGELOG.md b/opentelemetry-instrumentation/CHANGELOG.md
index 245f6c3215..2a93c09ba5 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-instrumentation/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/opentelemetry-instrumentation/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## Version 0.16b0
+
+Released 2020-11-25
+
 - Add IDs Generator as Configurable Property of Auto Instrumentation
   ([#1404](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1404))
 - Added support for `OTEL_EXPORTER` to the `opentelemetry-instrument` command ([#1036](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1036))
diff --git a/opentelemetry-instrumentation/setup.cfg b/opentelemetry-instrumentation/setup.cfg
index 0074b3a366..c254d4a0ae 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-instrumentation/setup.cfg
+++ b/opentelemetry-instrumentation/setup.cfg
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ packages=find_namespace:
 zip_safe = False
 include_package_data = True
 install_requires =
-    opentelemetry-api == 0.16.dev0
-    opentelemetry-sdk == 0.16.dev0
+    opentelemetry-api == 0.16b0
+    opentelemetry-sdk == 0.16b0
     wrapt >= 1.0.0, < 2.0.0
 
 [options.packages.find]
diff --git a/opentelemetry-instrumentation/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/version.py b/opentelemetry-instrumentation/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/version.py
index 1f98d44fa8..36c4f8c245 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-instrumentation/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/version.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-instrumentation/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/version.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-__version__ = "0.16.dev0"
+__version__ = "0.16b0"
diff --git a/opentelemetry-proto/CHANGELOG.md b/opentelemetry-proto/CHANGELOG.md
index b8e1d48ce5..9906bdee12 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-proto/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/opentelemetry-proto/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## Version 0.16b0
+
+Released 2020-11-25
+
 - Update protobuf versions
   ([#1356](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1356))
 
diff --git a/opentelemetry-proto/src/opentelemetry/proto/version.py b/opentelemetry-proto/src/opentelemetry/proto/version.py
index 1f98d44fa8..36c4f8c245 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-proto/src/opentelemetry/proto/version.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-proto/src/opentelemetry/proto/version.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-__version__ = "0.16.dev0"
+__version__ = "0.16b0"
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/CHANGELOG.md b/opentelemetry-sdk/CHANGELOG.md
index 2a1967c2ee..3b5e72131e 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## Version 0.16b0
+
+Released 2020-11-25
+
 - Allow samplers to modify tracestate
   ([#1319](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1319))
 - Add optional parameter to `record_exception` method
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/setup.cfg b/opentelemetry-sdk/setup.cfg
index d27a24cf49..4b51b15969 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/setup.cfg
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/setup.cfg
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ packages=find_namespace:
 zip_safe = False
 include_package_data = True
 install_requires =
-    opentelemetry-api == 0.16.dev0
+    opentelemetry-api == 0.16b0
 
 [options.packages.find]
 where = src
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/version.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/version.py
index 1f98d44fa8..36c4f8c245 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/version.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/version.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-__version__ = "0.16.dev0"
+__version__ = "0.16b0"
diff --git a/tests/util/setup.cfg b/tests/util/setup.cfg
index 6d26100963..4c48b46302 100644
--- a/tests/util/setup.cfg
+++ b/tests/util/setup.cfg
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ package_dir=
     =src
 packages=find_namespace:
 install_requires =
-    opentelemetry-api == 0.16.dev0
-    opentelemetry-sdk == 0.16.dev0
+    opentelemetry-api == 0.16b0
+    opentelemetry-sdk == 0.16b0
 
 [options.extras_require]
 test = flask~=1.0
diff --git a/tests/util/src/opentelemetry/test/version.py b/tests/util/src/opentelemetry/test/version.py
index 4c4951dcda..39c7b8647d 100644
--- a/tests/util/src/opentelemetry/test/version.py
+++ b/tests/util/src/opentelemetry/test/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.16.dev0"
+__version__ = "0.16b0"