diff --git a/libethential/Common.cpp b/libethential/Common.cpp
index 740ad8f60..48202250d 100644
--- a/libethential/Common.cpp
+++ b/libethential/Common.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ using namespace eth;
 namespace eth
 {
 
-char const* EthVersion = "0.5.15";
+char const* EthVersion = "0.5.16";
 
 }