diff --git a/ggml/CMakeLists.txt b/ggml/CMakeLists.txt
index 0ec62a377..0470e3e2f 100644
--- a/ggml/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ggml/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ project("ggml" C CXX ASM)
 
 ### GGML Version
 set(GGML_VERSION_MAJOR 0)
-set(GGML_VERSION_MINOR 15)
-set(GGML_VERSION_PATCH 3)
+set(GGML_VERSION_MINOR 16)
+set(GGML_VERSION_PATCH 0)
 set(GGML_VERSION_BASE "${GGML_VERSION_MAJOR}.${GGML_VERSION_MINOR}.${GGML_VERSION_PATCH}")
 
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/")