diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d88f24e57b..70b3b0197f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.63])
-AC_INIT([ostree], [2016.6], [walters@verbum.org])
+AC_INIT([ostree], [2016.7], [walters@verbum.org])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER([config.h])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([buildutil])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
diff --git a/src/libostree/libostree.sym b/src/libostree/libostree.sym
index bdfa7c3fc6..702968a9b8 100644
--- a/src/libostree/libostree.sym
+++ b/src/libostree/libostree.sym
@@ -341,12 +341,19 @@ global:
         ostree_repo_remote_fetch_summary_with_options;
 } LIBOSTREE_2016.5;
 
+LIBOSTREE_2016.7 {
+global:
+        ostree_repo_resolve_rev_ext;
+} LIBOSTREE_2016.6;
+
 /*                         NOTE NOTE NOTE
  * Versions above here are released.  Only add symbols below this line.
  *                         NOTE NOTE NOTE
  */
 
+/* UNCOMMENT WHEN ADDING THE FIRST NEW SYMBOL FOR 2016.8
 LIBOSTREE_2016.7 {
 global:
-        ostree_repo_resolve_rev_ext;
-} LIBOSTREE_2016.6;
+	insert_symbol_here;
+} LIBOSTREE_2016.8;
+*/