diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 4624548..2f33c68 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+1.16 (2026-03-16)
+    - Bugfix for -w. Rreported by ytti, fixed by Gerdriaan Mulder.
+
 1.15 (2024-05-15)
     - Apologies, debug code slipped into the last release
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index d40acaa..e715196 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.15
+1.16