diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 0ac87f21f5..b22ff50fb2 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ AC_PREREQ([2.60])
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR, 0)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, 16)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, 1)
-define(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, 0)
+define(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, 1)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE, true)
 define(_COPYRIGHT_YEAR, 2020)
 define(_COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS,[The %s developers])