diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index 00946a0..82baf9c 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ var (
 	GitDescribe string
 
 	// Version is main version number that is being run at the moment.
-	Version = "1.15.0"
+	Version = "1.16.0"
 
 	// VersionPrerelease is a pre-release marker for the version. If this is "" (empty string)
 	// then it means that it is a final release. Otherwise, this is a pre-release
 	// such as "dev" (in development), "beta", "rc1", etc.
-	VersionPrerelease = ""
+	VersionPrerelease = "beta"
 )
 
 // ProductName is the name of the product