diff --git a/fishnet.py b/fishnet.py
index 77a45b5f..911c3829 100755
--- a/fishnet.py
+++ b/fishnet.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
     DEAD_ENGINE_ERRORS = (EOFError, IOError)
 
 
-__version__ = "1.15.18"
+__version__ = "1.16.0"
 
 __author__ = "Niklas Fiekas"
 __email__ = "niklas.fiekas@backscattering.de"