diff --git a/ugbc/src/Doxyfile b/ugbc/src/Doxyfile
index f1196e439..cbeb5c7ff 100755
--- a/ugbc/src/Doxyfile
+++ b/ugbc/src/Doxyfile
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = ugBASIC
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.15.3
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.16
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a
diff --git a/ugbc/src/targets/common/_shell.c b/ugbc/src/targets/common/_shell.c
index 7489a840e..0d5170c7d 100755
--- a/ugbc/src/targets/common/_shell.c
+++ b/ugbc/src/targets/common/_shell.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 void shell_injection( Environment * _environment ) {
 
     Variable * presentationLine = variable_define( _environment, "SHELL_PRESENTATION", VT_STRING, 0 );
-    variable_store_string( _environment, presentationLine->name, "ugBASIC Runtime version 1.15.3" );
+    variable_store_string( _environment, presentationLine->name, "ugBASIC Runtime version 1.16" );
     Variable * prompt = variable_define( _environment, "SHELL_PROMPT", VT_STRING, 0 );
     variable_store_string( _environment, prompt->name, "READY" );
     Variable * command = variable_define( _environment, "SHELL_COMMAND", VT_DSTRING, 0 );
diff --git a/ugbc/src/ugbc.y b/ugbc/src/ugbc.y
index 016e2d74d..ed5a36951 100755
--- a/ugbc/src/ugbc.y
+++ b/ugbc/src/ugbc.y
@@ -9293,7 +9293,7 @@ program :
 
 %%
 
-char version[MAX_TEMPORARY_STORAGE] = "1.15.3";
+char version[MAX_TEMPORARY_STORAGE] = "1.16";
 
 void show_usage_and_exit( int _argc, char *_argv[] ) {