bump version number
diff --git a/lib/erl/src/thrift.app.src b/lib/erl/src/thrift.app.src
index a98c586..0ce69b9 100644
--- a/lib/erl/src/thrift.app.src
+++ b/lib/erl/src/thrift.app.src
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   {description, "Thrift bindings"},
 
   % The version of the applicaton
-  {vsn, "0.15.0"},
+  {vsn, "0.16.0"},
 
   % All modules used by the application.
   {modules, [