diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4e6d2c278c..0933a88035 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ project(zig
 )
 
 set(ZIG_VERSION_MAJOR 0)
-set(ZIG_VERSION_MINOR 15)
+set(ZIG_VERSION_MINOR 16)
 set(ZIG_VERSION_PATCH 0)
 set(ZIG_VERSION "" CACHE STRING "Override Zig version string. Default is to find out with git.")
 
diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index b6656c4df9..5696dd44f3 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const assert = std.debug.assert;
 const DevEnv = @import("src/dev.zig").Env;
 const ValueInterpretMode = enum { direct, by_name };
 
-const zig_version: std.SemanticVersion = .{ .major = 0, .minor = 15, .patch = 0 };
+const zig_version: std.SemanticVersion = .{ .major = 0, .minor = 16, .patch = 0 };
 const stack_size = 46 * 1024 * 1024;
 
 pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {