diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index 287b27f20..9a1f5b94b 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -22,15 +22,15 @@
 #define APP_ID        "xmrig"
 #define APP_NAME      "XMRig"
 #define APP_DESC      "XMRig miner"
-#define APP_VERSION   "6.15.4-dev"
+#define APP_VERSION   "6.16.0-dev"
 #define APP_DOMAIN    "xmrig.com"
 #define APP_SITE      "www.xmrig.com"
 #define APP_COPYRIGHT "Copyright (C) 2016-2021 xmrig.com"
 #define APP_KIND      "miner"
 
 #define APP_VER_MAJOR  6
-#define APP_VER_MINOR  15
-#define APP_VER_PATCH  4
+#define APP_VER_MINOR  16
+#define APP_VER_PATCH  0
 
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 #   if (_MSC_VER >= 1920)