diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5f7b6d86e2..559ebe9ae9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ set( NEST_USER_EMAIL "nest_user@nest-initiative.org" )
 
 # VERSION exported to libnestutil/config.h, extras/create_release.sh
 set( NEST_VERSION_MAJOR 2 )
-set( NEST_VERSION_MINOR 14 )
+set( NEST_VERSION_MINOR 16 )
 set( NEST_VERSION_PATCHLEVEL 0 )
 
 set( NEST_VERSION_VERSION "${NEST_VERSION_MAJOR}.${NEST_VERSION_MINOR}.${NEST_VERSION_PATCHLEVEL}" )
diff --git a/extras/create_rcsinfo.sh b/extras/create_rcsinfo.sh
index 01dd337d27..9076bdc095 100755
--- a/extras/create_rcsinfo.sh
+++ b/extras/create_rcsinfo.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 # default value, if git is not installed or if the source directory is
 # not under version control
-version="v2.14.0"
+version="v2.16.0"
 
 # check if we can run the git command
 if command -v git >/dev/null 2>&1; then