diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index fae5d864..73588b92 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 AC_PREREQ([2.72])
-AC_INIT([alsa-lib],[1.2.15.3])
+AC_INIT([alsa-lib], [1.2.16])
 
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/control/control.c])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])