diff --git a/ironic/common/release_mappings.py b/ironic/common/release_mappings.py
index 0e3d189921..abc9a2e38e 100644
--- a/ironic/common/release_mappings.py
+++ b/ironic/common/release_mappings.py
@@ -283,6 +283,24 @@ RELEASE_MAPPING = {
             'VolumeTarget': ['1.0'],
         }
     },
+    '16.2': {
+        'api': '1.68',
+        'rpc': '1.51',
+        'objects': {
+            'Allocation': ['1.1'],
+            'Node': ['1.35'],
+            'Conductor': ['1.3'],
+            'Chassis': ['1.3'],
+            'Deployment': ['1.0'],
+            'DeployTemplate': ['1.1'],
+            'Port': ['1.10'],
+            'Portgroup': ['1.4'],
+            'Trait': ['1.0'],
+            'TraitList': ['1.0'],
+            'VolumeConnector': ['1.0'],
+            'VolumeTarget': ['1.0'],
+        }
+    },
     'master': {
         'api': '1.68',
         'rpc': '1.51',
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/default-policy-file-change-474a342d6b5a041a.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/default-policy-file-change-474a342d6b5a041a.yaml
index 5e24b2a761..30f3946b2d 100644
--- a/releasenotes/notes/default-policy-file-change-474a342d6b5a041a.yaml
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/default-policy-file-change-474a342d6b5a041a.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 upgrade:
   - |
-    The default value of ``[oslo_policy] policy_file`` config option has been
+    The default value of ``[oslo_policy]policy_file`` config option has been
     changed from ``policy.json`` to ``policy.yaml``.
     Operators who are utilizing customized policy files or previously generated
     static policy files (which are not needed by default), should generate
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fixes-ilo5-redfish-firmware-update-issue-c6dfcd71a2f659a5.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fixes-ilo5-redfish-firmware-update-issue-c6dfcd71a2f659a5.yaml
index bb114c2bc2..79adce5636 100644
--- a/releasenotes/notes/fixes-ilo5-redfish-firmware-update-issue-c6dfcd71a2f659a5.yaml
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/fixes-ilo5-redfish-firmware-update-issue-c6dfcd71a2f659a5.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 ---
 fixes:
   - |
-    Fixes redfish firmware update for ilo5 based hardware by
-    making necessary changes to check whether sushy_task.messages
-    is present, since in case of iLo task data does not contain
-    messages attribute. Also it was not calling prepare_ramdisk()
-    before rebooting the system to update the firmware which has
-    been fixed in this patch.
+    Fixes redfish firmware update for ``ilo5`` hardware type by
+    fixing the Redfish task message detection and correctly preparing
+    the ramdisk before rebooting.
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/raw_image_growth_factor-cba37029650e67db.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/raw_image_growth_factor-cba37029650e67db.yaml
index 7c927a0df2..599de87909 100644
--- a/releasenotes/notes/raw_image_growth_factor-cba37029650e67db.yaml
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/raw_image_growth_factor-cba37029650e67db.yaml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 ---
 features:
   - |
-    Adds the `[DEFAULT]raw_image_growth_factor` configuration option which
+    Adds the ``[DEFAULT]raw_image_growth_factor`` configuration option which
     is a scale factor used for estimating the size of a raw image converted
     from compact image formats such as QCOW2. By default this is set to 2.0.
 
     When clearing the cache to make space for a converted raw image, the full
     virtual size is attempted first, and if not enough space is available a
-    second attempt is made with the (smaller) estimated size.
\ No newline at end of file
+    second attempt is made with the (smaller) estimated size.
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/retry-vmedia-1999742c84f11103.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/retry-vmedia-1999742c84f11103.yaml
index d678c2b9b3..cb9b2510d0 100644
--- a/releasenotes/notes/retry-vmedia-1999742c84f11103.yaml
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/retry-vmedia-1999742c84f11103.yaml
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 fixes:
   - |
     Retries virtual media insert on failure to allow
-    for an eject that may not have finished.
-    https://storyboard.openstack.org/#!/story/2008504
+    for an eject that may not have finished (see `story 2008504
+    <https://storyboard.openstack.org/#!/story/2008504>`_).
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/supermicro-redfish-override-enabled-aa51686ed33d3061.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/supermicro-redfish-override-enabled-aa51686ed33d3061.yaml
index f3af2a1692..e1905d9101 100644
--- a/releasenotes/notes/supermicro-redfish-override-enabled-aa51686ed33d3061.yaml
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/supermicro-redfish-override-enabled-aa51686ed33d3061.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ fixes:
     current setting (see `story 2007355
     <https://storyboard.openstack.org/#!/story/2007355>`_).
 
-    This requires that node.properties['vendor'] be 'supermicro' which will
-    be set by Ironic from the Redfish system response or can be set
-    manually.
+    This requires that ``node.properties['vendor']`` be ``supermicro`` which
+    will be set on transition to ``manageable`` based on the Redfish system
+    object or can be set manually.