diff --git a/iceoryx_posh/CMakeLists.txt b/iceoryx_posh/CMakeLists.txt
index e65202e845..6cca5911b7 100644
--- a/iceoryx_posh/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/iceoryx_posh/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
-set(iceoryx_posh_VERSION 0.15.0)
+set(iceoryx_posh_VERSION 0.16.0)
 project(iceoryx_posh VERSION ${iceoryx_posh_VERSION})
 
 find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
diff --git a/iceoryx_utils/CMakeLists.txt b/iceoryx_utils/CMakeLists.txt
index e7fd891102..b78d8dab00 100644
--- a/iceoryx_utils/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/iceoryx_utils/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
-set(iceoryx_utils_VERSION 0.15.0)
+set(iceoryx_utils_VERSION 0.16.0)
 project(iceoryx_utils VERSION ${iceoryx_utils_VERSION})
 
 add_compile_options(-fPIC)
diff --git a/tools/introspection/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/introspection/CMakeLists.txt
index a0ee9c6822..a8666cde37 100644
--- a/tools/introspection/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/introspection/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
-set(iceoryx_introspection_VERSION 0.15.0)
+set(iceoryx_introspection_VERSION 0.16.0)
 project(iceoryx_introspection VERSION ${iceoryx_introspection_VERSION})
 
 find_package(iceoryx_posh REQUIRED)