diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index b51e627f..2bba7df5 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+================
+Evince    3.16.0
+================
+
+Translation updates:
+
+     * Benjamin Steinwender (de)
+     * Andika Triwidada (id)
+     * Claudio Arseni (it)
+     * Jiro Matsuzawa (ja)
+
 ================
 Evince   3.15.92
 ================
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4e6db490..702d146a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # *****************************************************************************
 
 m4_define([ev_major_version],[3])
-m4_define([ev_minor_version],[15])
-m4_define([ev_micro_version],[92])
+m4_define([ev_minor_version],[16])
+m4_define([ev_micro_version],[0])
 m4_define([ev_extra_version],[])
 m4_define([ev_version],[ev_major_version.ev_minor_version.ev_micro_version()ev_extra_version])