diff --git a/.github/workflows/dockerhub.yml b/.github/workflows/dockerhub.yml
index 95150f0947..6bd587df59 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dockerhub.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dockerhub.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           images: adversarialrobustnesstoolbox/releases
           tags: |
-            type=raw,value={{branch}}-1.15.2-{{sha}}
+            type=raw,value={{branch}}-1.16.0-{{sha}}
             type=semver,pattern={{version}}
 
       - name: Build and push Docker image
diff --git a/README-cn.md b/README-cn.md
index faf0bd4c46..cbb95eb8be 100644
--- a/README-cn.md
+++ b/README-cn.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Adversarial Robustness Toolbox (ART) v1.15
+# Adversarial Robustness Toolbox (ART) v1.16
 <p align="center">
   <img src="docs/images/art_lfai.png?raw=true" width="467" title="ART logo">
 </p>
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fd6c5e9cc4..c63bac70dc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Adversarial Robustness Toolbox (ART) v1.15
+# Adversarial Robustness Toolbox (ART) v1.16
 <p align="center">
   <img src="docs/images/art_lfai.png?raw=true" width="467" title="ART logo">
 </p>
diff --git a/art/__init__.py b/art/__init__.py
index 3e329a79e1..25914028c4 100644
--- a/art/__init__.py
+++ b/art/__init__.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 from art import preprocessing
 
 # Semantic Version
-__version__ = "1.15.2"
+__version__ = "1.16.0"
 
 # pylint: disable=C0103
 
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 5ff50d1376..2d9b82fe18 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@
 author = "Maria-Irina Nicolae"
 
 # The short X.Y version
-version = "1.15"
+version = "1.16"
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = "1.15.2"
+release = "1.16.0"
 
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------