diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 54d7580bcc80cfd5f27c3a514f485da1a7067ad7..a4a04eeab998a155f9f06a716f11eea09e28edfe 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ dnl -*- mode: shell-script; sh-indentation: 2; -*-
 
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
-AC_INIT([nettle], [1.15], [nettle-bugs@lists.lysator.liu.se])
+AC_INIT([nettle], [1.16], [nettle-bugs@lists.lysator.liu.se])
 AC_PREREQ(2.50)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([arcfour.c])
 # Needed to stop autoconf from looking for files in parent directories.