diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d4b6d001c5f80f45d9fff89cd954b6a3d2f665ae..233a812ba543cd87b4e9e8da25eae26918b928ac 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 ###Changelog
 
+####Version 1.16.0
+* configurable client side message retention period
+* compress videos before sending them
+
 ####Version 1.15.5
 * show nick as bold text when mentioned in conference
 * bug fixes
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index e17d418d1610869b09bb722c62a2c1ed774e219c..9746b247c57989a68d797af489f58b64fe225eeb 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ android {
     defaultConfig {
         minSdkVersion 14
         targetSdkVersion 25
-        versionCode 193
-        versionName "1.15.5"
+        versionCode 196
+        versionName "1.16.0"
         archivesBaseName += "-$versionName"
         applicationId "eu.siacs.conversations"
     }