diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index fa9bd9b..a6262d6 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+1.16.1
+
+  * Fix crash after detaching tab and then changing its title
+  * Fix window positioning when using --geometry option
+  * Translations update
+
 1.16.0
 
   * Move to GTK+3, require GTK+ 3.14 and VTE 0.38 (API 2.91)
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2670638..8bdda50 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 m4_define([gt_version_major],[1])
 m4_define([gt_version_minor],[16])
-m4_define([gt_version_micro],[0])
+m4_define([gt_version_micro],[1])
 m4_define([gt_version_extra],[])
 m4_define([gt_version],[gt_version_major().gt_version_minor().gt_version_micro()gt_version_extra])