diff --git a/lib/system.nim b/lib/system.nim
index 603d7f5aaf6c..a312fda16a76 100644
--- a/lib/system.nim
+++ b/lib/system.nim
@@ -2058,7 +2058,7 @@ const
   NimMinor* {.intdefine.}: int = 2
     ## is the minor number of Nim's version.
 
-  NimPatch* {.intdefine.}: int = 15
+  NimPatch* {.intdefine.}: int = 16
     ## is the patch number of Nim's version.
 
   NimVersion*: string = $NimMajor & "." & $NimMinor & "." & $NimPatch