diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 65760ef..eb7fe22 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+Zenity 3.16.1
+        - No changes
+
 Zenity 3.16.0
         - Translation updates
         - Allow user to interact with --text-info --html WebView (Kernc)
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 01ceba7..2d72942 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT([Zenity],[3.16.0],[http://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=zenity],[zenity])
+AC_INIT([Zenity],[3.16.1],[http://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=zenity],[zenity])
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.63])