diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index ebf87f9ea..8f35ef331 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #      general configuration      #
 #---------------------------------#
 
-version: 2.15.0-{build}-{branch}
+version: 2.16.0-{build}-{branch}
 
 branches:
   only:
diff --git a/VERSION.cmake b/VERSION.cmake
index ef8ca29cf..5034baae0 100644
--- a/VERSION.cmake
+++ b/VERSION.cmake
@@ -1 +1 @@
-set( ${PROJECT_NAME}_VERSION_STR  "2.15.0" )
+set( ${PROJECT_NAME}_VERSION_STR  "2.16.0" )
diff --git a/version.sh b/version.sh
index c70f25f7b..3f86d5967 100644
--- a/version.sh
+++ b/version.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ PACKAGE_NAME='eccodes'
 
 # Package version
 ECCODES_MAJOR_VERSION=2
-ECCODES_MINOR_VERSION=15
+ECCODES_MINOR_VERSION=16
 ECCODES_REVISION_VERSION=0
 
 ECCODES_CURRENT=1