diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6262f06..6294be3 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 AC_PREREQ([2.72])
-AC_INIT([alsa-utils],[1.2.15.2])
+AC_INIT([alsa-utils], [1.2.16])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([aplay/aplay.c])
 AC_PREFIX_DEFAULT(/usr)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([subdir-objects])