diff --git a/circus/__init__.py b/circus/__init__.py
index 993fd3cc1..afb5363f7 100644
--- a/circus/__init__.py
+++ b/circus/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import warnings
 
 
-version_info = (0, 15, 0)
+version_info = (0, 16, 0)
 __version__ = ".".join(map(str, version_info))
 
 # This config call is done to avoid any