diff --git a/core/lib/Foswiki.pm b/core/lib/Foswiki.pm
index c7a19e2dc5..54a8e2ebdb 100644
--- a/core/lib/Foswiki.pm
+++ b/core/lib/Foswiki.pm
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@ BEGIN {
 
     # DO NOT CHANGE THE FORMAT OF $VERSION.
     # Use $RELEASE for a descriptive version.
-    use version 0.77; $VERSION = version->declare('v2.1.5');
-    $RELEASE = 'Foswiki-2.1.5';
+    use version 0.77; $VERSION = version->declare('v2.1.6');
+    $RELEASE = 'Foswiki-2.1.6';
 
     # Default handlers for different %TAGS%
     # Where an entry is set as 'undef', the tag will be demand-loaded