diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5b8c185be2e8..7f0d8e27bf3f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 VERSION = 3
 PATCHLEVEL = 0
-SUBLEVEL = 15
+SUBLEVEL = 16
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Sneaky Weasel