2 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 72623da..95a4472 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+1.16.0
+
+  * bump version
+
 1.15.1
 
   * Check only for autoreconf.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 035b9e7..9d891b0 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.54)
-AC_INIT([mate-common], [1.15.1], [https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-common])
+AC_INIT([mate-common], [1.16.0], [https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-common])
 
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([macros/mate-autogen])