diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 939e89b49..22b564567 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+ver 0.18.16 (not yet released)
+
 ver 0.18.15 (2014/09/26)
 * command
   - list: reset used size after the list has been processed
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 38836ed81..ddcc54548 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.60)
 
-AC_INIT(mpd, 0.18.15, mpd-devel@musicpd.org)
+AC_INIT(mpd, 0.18.16, mpd-devel@musicpd.org)
 
 VERSION_MAJOR=0
 VERSION_MINOR=18