diff --git a/release-configs/runtime-go-1.16.0.config b/release-configs/runtime-go-1.16.0.config
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+{
+  "versioning": {
+    "version": "1.16.0",
+    "pre_release_version": "rc1"
+  },
+  "RepoList": [
+    "openwhisk-runtime-go"
+  ],
+  "openwhisk_runtime_go": {
+    "name": "OpenWhisk Runtime Go",
+    "hash": "cd4328476bd3817e157fa3bb4a85981c9ab83472",
+    "repository": "https://github.com/apache/openwhisk-runtime-go.git",
+    "branch": "master"
+  }
+}