diff --git a/ApacheThrift.nuspec b/ApacheThrift.nuspec
index 4a6e99b..7c8e300 100644
--- a/ApacheThrift.nuspec
+++ b/ApacheThrift.nuspec
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@
      the "Thrift" project.
   2. nuget setApiKey <your-api-key>
   3. nuget pack ApacheThrift.nuspec -Symbols -SymbolPackageFormat snupkg
-  4. nuget push ApacheThrift.0.15.0.nupkg -Source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json
+  4. nuget push ApacheThrift.0.16.0.nupkg -Source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json
   -->
 
 <package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2013/05/nuspec.xsd">
   <metadata>
     <id>ApacheThrift</id>
-    <version>0.15.0</version>
-    <title>Apache Thrift 0.15.0</title>
+    <version>0.16.0</version>
+    <title>Apache Thrift 0.16.0</title>
     <authors>Apache Thrift Developers</authors>
     <owners>Apache Software Foundation</owners>
     <license type="expression">Apache-2.0</license>
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     <description>
       Contains runtime libraries from lib/netstd for netstandard2.0 framework development.
     </description>
-    <repository type="GitHub" url="https://github.com/apache/thrift" branch="release/0.15.0" />
+    <repository type="GitHub" url="https://github.com/apache/thrift" branch="release/0.16.0" />
     <tags>Apache Thrift RPC</tags>
   </metadata>
   <files>
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3b341d0..8ffb528 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 # PACKAGE_VERSION is used by cpack scripts currently
 # Both thrift_VERSION and PACKAGE_VERSION should be the same for now
-set(thrift_VERSION "0.15.0")
+set(thrift_VERSION "0.16.0")
 set(PACKAGE_VERSION ${thrift_VERSION})
 
 project("thrift" VERSION ${PACKAGE_VERSION})
diff --git a/Thrift.podspec b/Thrift.podspec
index 1769105..addea6b 100644
--- a/Thrift.podspec
+++ b/Thrift.podspec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name          = 'Thrift'
-  s.version       = '0.15.0'
+  s.version       = '0.16.0'
   s.summary       = "Apache Thrift is a lightweight, language-independent software stack with an associated code generation mechanism for RPC."
   s.description   = <<-DESC
 The Apache Thrift scalable cross-language software framework for networked services development combines a software stack with a code generation engine to build services that work efficiently and seamlessly between many programming languages.
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
   s.author        = { 'Apache Thrift Developers' => 'dev@thrift.apache.org' }
   s.ios.deployment_target = '9.0'
   s.osx.deployment_target = '10.10'
-  s.source        = { :git => 'https://github.com/apache/thrift.git', :tag => 'v0.15.0' }
+  s.source        = { :git => 'https://github.com/apache/thrift.git', :tag => 'v0.16.0' }
   s.source_files  = 'lib/swift/Sources/*.swift'
 end
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 9a91b18..540ab1a 100755
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 # build Apache Thrift on AppVeyor - https://ci.appveyor.com
 
-version: '0.15.0.{build}'
+version: '0.16.0.{build}'
 
 shallow_clone: true
 
diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index 6f66361..46873c7 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "thrift",
-  "version": "0.15.0",
+  "version": "0.16.0",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/apache/thrift.git",
   "authors": [
     "Apache Thrift <dev@thrift.apache.org>"
diff --git a/build/veralign.sh b/build/veralign.sh
index 3823e2d..adac0c5 100755
--- a/build/veralign.sh
+++ b/build/veralign.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+x#!/usr/bin/env bash
 #
 # Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
 # or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
 FILES[contrib/zeromq/csharp/AssemblyInfo.cs]=simpleReplace
 FILES[contrib/thrift-maven-plugin/pom.xml]=pomReplace
 FILES[doc/specs/idl.md]=simpleReplace
-FILES[lib/as3/gradle.properties]=simpleReplace
 FILES[lib/d/src/thrift/base.d]=simpleReplace
 FILES[lib/dart/pubspec.yaml]=pubspecReplace
 FILES[lib/delphi/src/Thrift.pas]=simpleReplace
diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/version.h b/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/version.h
index 8cbec4e..bce719a 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/version.h
+++ b/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/version.h
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@
 #pragma once
 #endif // _MSC_VER
 
-#define THRIFT_VERSION "0.15.0"
+#define THRIFT_VERSION "0.16.0"
 
 #endif // _THRIFT_VERSION_H_
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 93d761d..32c2471 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.65)
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([./aclocal])
 
-AC_INIT([thrift], [0.15.0])
+AC_INIT([thrift], [0.16.0])
 
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([.])
 
diff --git a/contrib/Rebus/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/contrib/Rebus/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index ba587b5..97c89d1 100644
--- a/contrib/Rebus/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/contrib/Rebus/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -34,5 +34,5 @@
 
 [assembly: Guid("0af10984-40d3-453d-b1e5-421529e8c7e2")]
 
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.15.0.0")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("0.15.0.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.16.0.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("0.16.0.0")]
diff --git a/contrib/thrift-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/contrib/thrift-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 8928453..1290895 100644
--- a/contrib/thrift-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/contrib/thrift-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
   <artifactId>thrift-maven-plugin</artifactId>
   <packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
   <name>thrift-maven-plugin</name>
-  <version>0.15.0</version>
+  <version>0.16.0</version>
 
   <properties>
     <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
diff --git a/contrib/thrift.spec b/contrib/thrift.spec
index 8578bac..feb95a1 100644
--- a/contrib/thrift.spec
+++ b/contrib/thrift.spec
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 License:        Apache License v2.0
 Group:          Development
 Summary:        RPC and serialization framework
-Version:        0.15.0
+Version:        0.16.0
 Release:        0
 URL:            http://thrift.apache.org
 Packager:       Thrift Developers <dev@thrift.apache.org>
diff --git a/contrib/zeromq/csharp/AssemblyInfo.cs b/contrib/zeromq/csharp/AssemblyInfo.cs
index 8043c6d..dc59f23 100644
--- a/contrib/zeromq/csharp/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/contrib/zeromq/csharp/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 // The form "{Major}.{Minor}.*" will automatically update the build and revision,
 // and "{Major}.{Minor}.{Build}.*" will update just the revision.
 
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.15.0.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.16.0.0")]
 
 // The following attributes are used to specify the signing key for the assembly,
 // if desired. See the Mono documentation for more information about signing.
diff --git a/doc/specs/idl.md b/doc/specs/idl.md
index adcbb71..019c7f6 100644
--- a/doc/specs/idl.md
+++ b/doc/specs/idl.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ## Thrift interface description language
 
-For Thrift version 0.15.0.
+For Thrift version 0.16.0.
 
 The Thrift interface definition language (IDL) allows for the definition of [Thrift Types](/docs/types). A Thrift IDL file is processed by the Thrift code generator to produce code for the various target languages to support the defined structs and services in the IDL file.
 
diff --git a/lib/d/src/thrift/base.d b/lib/d/src/thrift/base.d
index 6c49afe..471a253 100644
--- a/lib/d/src/thrift/base.d
+++ b/lib/d/src/thrift/base.d
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 /// The Thrift version string, used for informative purposes.
 // Note: This is currently hardcoded, but will likely be filled in by the build
 // system in future versions.
-enum VERSION = "0.15.0";
+enum VERSION = "0.16.0";
 
 /**
  * Functions used for logging inside Thrift.
diff --git a/lib/dart/pubspec.yaml b/lib/dart/pubspec.yaml
index 28407e2..8dbb367 100644
--- a/lib/dart/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/lib/dart/pubspec.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # under the License.
 
 name: thrift
-version: 0.15.0
+version: 0.16.0
 description: >
   A Dart library for Apache Thrift
 author: Apache Thrift Developers <dev@thrift.apache.org>
diff --git a/lib/delphi/src/Thrift.pas b/lib/delphi/src/Thrift.pas
index 66dda72..bf9ac05 100644
--- a/lib/delphi/src/Thrift.pas
+++ b/lib/delphi/src/Thrift.pas
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   Thrift.Protocol;
 
 const
-  Version = '0.15.0';
+  Version = '0.16.0';
 
 type
   TException = Thrift.Exception.TException; // compatibility alias
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, [
diff --git a/lib/haxe/haxelib.json b/lib/haxe/haxelib.json
index 61448da..2d73ad8 100644
--- a/lib/haxe/haxelib.json
+++ b/lib/haxe/haxelib.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 		"framework"
 	],
 	"description": "Haxe bindings for the Apache Thrift RPC and serialization framework",
-	"version": "0.15.0",
+	"version": "0.16.0",
 	"releasenote": "Licensed under Apache License, Version 2.0. The Apache Thrift compiler needs to be installed separately.",
 	"contributors": ["ApacheThrift"],
 	"dependencies": { 
diff --git a/lib/java/gradle.properties b/lib/java/gradle.properties
index 7208807..6faaa2a 100644
--- a/lib/java/gradle.properties
+++ b/lib/java/gradle.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # This file is shared currently between this Gradle build and the
 # Ant builds for fd303 and JavaScript. Keep the dotted notation for
 # the properties to minimize the changes in the dependencies.
-thrift.version=0.15.0
+thrift.version=0.16.0
 thrift.groupid=org.apache.thrift
 release=false
 
diff --git a/lib/js/package-lock.json b/lib/js/package-lock.json
index 6cd3f75..84e5284 100644
--- a/lib/js/package-lock.json
+++ b/lib/js/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "thrift",
-  "version": "0.15.0",
+  "version": "0.16.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/lib/js/package.json b/lib/js/package.json
index 3e93804..a275e67 100644
--- a/lib/js/package.json
+++ b/lib/js/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "thrift",
-  "version": "0.15.0",
+  "version": "0.16.0",
   "description": "Thrift is a software framework for scalable cross-language services development.",
   "main": "./src/thrift",
   "author": {
diff --git a/lib/js/src/thrift.js b/lib/js/src/thrift.js
index 808739f..9933d60 100644
--- a/lib/js/src/thrift.js
+++ b/lib/js/src/thrift.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
      * @const {string} Version
      * @memberof Thrift
      */
-    Version: '0.15.0',
+    Version: '0.16.0',
 
     /**
      * Thrift IDL type string to Id mapping.
diff --git a/lib/lua/Thrift.lua b/lib/lua/Thrift.lua
index bf8d39f..32c442b 100644
--- a/lib/lua/Thrift.lua
+++ b/lib/lua/Thrift.lua
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
   return count
 end
 
-version = '0.15.0'
+version = '0.16.0'
 
 TType = {
   STOP   = 0,
diff --git a/lib/netstd/Tests/Thrift.IntegrationTests/Thrift.IntegrationTests.csproj b/lib/netstd/Tests/Thrift.IntegrationTests/Thrift.IntegrationTests.csproj
index 807f767..b47017e 100644
--- a/lib/netstd/Tests/Thrift.IntegrationTests/Thrift.IntegrationTests.csproj
+++ b/lib/netstd/Tests/Thrift.IntegrationTests/Thrift.IntegrationTests.csproj
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <TargetFramework>net5.0</TargetFramework>
     <AssemblyName>Thrift.IntegrationTests</AssemblyName>
     <PackageId>Thrift.IntegrationTests</PackageId>
-    <Version>0.15.0.0</Version>
+    <Version>0.16.0.0</Version>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
     <GenerateAssemblyTitleAttribute>false</GenerateAssemblyTitleAttribute>
     <GenerateAssemblyDescriptionAttribute>false</GenerateAssemblyDescriptionAttribute>
diff --git a/lib/netstd/Tests/Thrift.PublicInterfaces.Compile.Tests/Thrift.PublicInterfaces.Compile.Tests.csproj b/lib/netstd/Tests/Thrift.PublicInterfaces.Compile.Tests/Thrift.PublicInterfaces.Compile.Tests.csproj
index bb93894..126635d 100644
--- a/lib/netstd/Tests/Thrift.PublicInterfaces.Compile.Tests/Thrift.PublicInterfaces.Compile.Tests.csproj
+++ b/lib/netstd/Tests/Thrift.PublicInterfaces.Compile.Tests/Thrift.PublicInterfaces.Compile.Tests.csproj
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   -->
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <ThriftVersion>0.15.0</ThriftVersion>
+    <ThriftVersion>0.16.0</ThriftVersion>
     <ThriftVersionOutput>Thrift version $(ThriftVersion)</ThriftVersionOutput>
     <TargetFramework>net5.0</TargetFramework>
     <Version>$(ThriftVersion).0</Version>
diff --git a/lib/netstd/Tests/Thrift.Tests/Thrift.Tests.csproj b/lib/netstd/Tests/Thrift.Tests/Thrift.Tests.csproj
index 4e21a26..97bd286 100644
--- a/lib/netstd/Tests/Thrift.Tests/Thrift.Tests.csproj
+++ b/lib/netstd/Tests/Thrift.Tests/Thrift.Tests.csproj
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   -->
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net5.0</TargetFramework>
-    <Version>0.15.0.0</Version>
+    <Version>0.16.0.0</Version>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="CompareNETObjects" Version="4.72.0" />
diff --git a/lib/netstd/Thrift/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/lib/netstd/Thrift/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index c05acab..50fa031 100644
--- a/lib/netstd/Thrift/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/lib/netstd/Thrift/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -52,5 +52,5 @@
 // You can specify all the values or you can default the Build and Revision Numbers
 // by using the '*' as shown below:
 
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.15.0.0")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("0.15.0.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.16.0.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("0.16.0.0")]
diff --git a/lib/netstd/Thrift/Thrift.csproj b/lib/netstd/Thrift/Thrift.csproj
index 4372334..328dd44 100644
--- a/lib/netstd/Thrift/Thrift.csproj
+++ b/lib/netstd/Thrift/Thrift.csproj
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
   <SignAssembly>true</SignAssembly>
   <AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>thrift.snk</AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>
   <DelaySign>false</DelaySign>
-  <Title>Apache Thrift 0.15.0</Title>
-  <Version>0.15.0.0</Version>
+  <Title>Apache Thrift 0.16.0</Title>
+  <Version>0.16.0.0</Version>
   <GeneratePackageOnBuild>false</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
   <PackageProjectUrl>http://thrift.apache.org/</PackageProjectUrl>
   <Authors>Apache Thrift Developers</Authors>
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
   <PackageDescription>C# .NET Core bindings for the Apache Thrift RPC system</PackageDescription>
   <PackageReleaseNotes></PackageReleaseNotes>
   <PackageTags>Apache Thrift RPC</PackageTags>
-  <PackageReleaseNotes>https://github.com/apache/thrift/blob/0.15.0/CHANGES.md</PackageReleaseNotes>
+  <PackageReleaseNotes>https://github.com/apache/thrift/blob/0.16.0/CHANGES.md</PackageReleaseNotes>
   <Copyright>Copyright 2021 The Apache Software Foundation</Copyright>
 </PropertyGroup>
 
diff --git a/lib/ocaml/_oasis b/lib/ocaml/_oasis
index a3c1cab..e901466 100644
--- a/lib/ocaml/_oasis
+++ b/lib/ocaml/_oasis
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name: libthrift-ocaml
-Version: 0.15.0
+Version: 0.16.0
 OASISFormat: 0.3
 Synopsis: OCaml bindings for the Apache Thrift RPC system
 Authors: Apache Thrift Developers <dev@thrift.apache.org>
diff --git a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift.pm b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift.pm
index 4e399bc..b04cd21 100644
--- a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift.pm
+++ b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift.pm
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@
 #
 
 package Thrift;
-use version 0.77; our $VERSION = version->declare("v0.15.0");
+use version 0.77; our $VERSION = version->declare("v0.16.0");
 
 1;
diff --git a/lib/py/setup.py b/lib/py/setup.py
index caa7147..0db9731 100644
--- a/lib/py/setup.py
+++ b/lib/py/setup.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
     twisted_deps = ['twisted']
 
     setup(name='thrift',
-          version='0.15.0',
+          version='0.16.0',
           description='Python bindings for the Apache Thrift RPC system',
           author='Apache Thrift Developers',
           author_email='dev@thrift.apache.org',
diff --git a/lib/rb/thrift.gemspec b/lib/rb/thrift.gemspec
index d0366a7..26fa86b 100644
--- a/lib/rb/thrift.gemspec
+++ b/lib/rb/thrift.gemspec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name        = 'thrift'
-  s.version     = '0.15.0'
+  s.version     = '0.16.0'
   s.authors     = ['Apache Thrift Developers']
   s.email       = ['dev@thrift.apache.org']
   s.homepage    = 'http://thrift.apache.org'
diff --git a/lib/rs/Cargo.toml b/lib/rs/Cargo.toml
index 7326902..610e781 100644
--- a/lib/rs/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lib/rs/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "thrift"
 description = "Rust bindings for the Apache Thrift RPC system"
 edition = "2018"
-version = "0.15.0"
+version = "0.16.0"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 authors = ["Apache Thrift Developers <dev@thrift.apache.org>"]
 homepage = "http://thrift.apache.org"
diff --git a/lib/st/package.xml b/lib/st/package.xml
index 5d1c627..134dff2 100644
--- a/lib/st/package.xml
+++ b/lib/st/package.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  specific language governing permissions and limitations
  under the License.
  -->
-<!-- Apache Thrift Smalltalk library version 0.15.0 -->
+<!-- Apache Thrift Smalltalk library version 0.16.0 -->
 <package>
   <name>libthrift-st</name>
   <file>thrift.st</file>
diff --git a/lib/swift/Sources/Thrift.swift b/lib/swift/Sources/Thrift.swift
index 49cdab0..e9be5ee 100644
--- a/lib/swift/Sources/Thrift.swift
+++ b/lib/swift/Sources/Thrift.swift
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 class Thrift {
-	let version = "0.15.0"
+	let version = "0.16.0"
 }
diff --git a/lib/swift/Tests/ThriftTests/ThriftTests.swift b/lib/swift/Tests/ThriftTests/ThriftTests.swift
index 1a0bb1d..91a43ee 100644
--- a/lib/swift/Tests/ThriftTests/ThriftTests.swift
+++ b/lib/swift/Tests/ThriftTests/ThriftTests.swift
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 class ThriftTests: XCTestCase {
   func testVersion() {
-    XCTAssertEqual(Thrift().version, "0.15.0")
+    XCTAssertEqual(Thrift().version, "0.16.0")
   }
 
   static var allTests : [(String, (ThriftTests) -> () throws -> Void)] {
diff --git a/lib/ts/package-lock.json b/lib/ts/package-lock.json
index f617553..a829509 100644
--- a/lib/ts/package-lock.json
+++ b/lib/ts/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "thrift",
-  "version": "0.15.0",
+  "version": "0.16.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/lib/ts/package.json b/lib/ts/package.json
index e79a075..ae1ad42 100644
--- a/lib/ts/package.json
+++ b/lib/ts/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "thrift",
-  "version": "0.15.0",
+  "version": "0.16.0",
   "description": "Thrift is a software framework for scalable cross-language services development.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Apache Thrift Developers",
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e0bcf04..f969bc4 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "thrift",
-  "version": "0.15.0",
+  "version": "0.16.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4c085fe..75b6f5c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/apache/thrift.git"
   },
-  "version": "0.15.0",
+  "version": "0.16.0",
   "author": {
     "name": "Apache Thrift Developers",
     "email": "dev@thrift.apache.org",
diff --git a/sonar-project.properties b/sonar-project.properties
index f9c9e05..6c6c8f2 100755
--- a/sonar-project.properties
+++ b/sonar-project.properties
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 services that work efficiently and seamlessly between all major languages.
 
 # Apache Thrift Version
-sonar.projectVersion=0.15.0
+sonar.projectVersion=0.16.0
 # use this to set another version string
 # $ sonar-runner -D sonar.projectVersion=`git rev-parse HEAD`
 # set projectDate in combination with projectVersion for imports of old releases
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 module1.sonar.projectBaseDir=lib/java
 module1.sonar.sources=src
 module1.sonar.tests=test
-module1.sonar.binaries=build/libs/libthrift-0.15.0.jar
+module1.sonar.binaries=build/libs/libthrift-0.16.0.jar
 module1.sonar.libraries=build/deps/*.jar
 module1.sonar.language=java
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 module2.sonar.projectBaseDir=.
 module2.sonar.sources=tutorial/java/src, tutorial/java/gen-java
 module2.sonar.binaries=tutorial/java/tutorial.jar
-module2.sonar.libraries=lib/java/build/deps/*.jar,lib/java/build/libs/libthrift-0.15.0.jar
+module2.sonar.libraries=lib/java/build/deps/*.jar,lib/java/build/libs/libthrift-0.16.0.jar
 module2.sonar.language=java
 
 module3.sonar.projectName=Apache Thrift - JavaScript Library
diff --git a/test/dart/test_client/pubspec.yaml b/test/dart/test_client/pubspec.yaml
index 7d7e3b6..d5848b4 100644
--- a/test/dart/test_client/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/test/dart/test_client/pubspec.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # under the License.
 
 name: thrift_test_client
-version: 0.15.0
+version: 0.16.0
 description: A client integration test for the Dart Thrift library
 author: Apache Thrift Developers <dev@thrift.apache.org>
 homepage: http://thrift.apache.org
diff --git a/test/erl/src/thrift_test.app.src b/test/erl/src/thrift_test.app.src
index 920211e..6faa1b5 100644
--- a/test/erl/src/thrift_test.app.src
+++ b/test/erl/src/thrift_test.app.src
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   {description, "Thrift cross language test"},
 
   % The version of the applicaton
-  {vsn, "0.15.0"},
+  {vsn, "0.16.0"},
 
   % All modules used by the application.
   {modules, [
diff --git a/test/netstd/Client/Client.csproj b/test/netstd/Client/Client.csproj
index d3504d4..50798f4 100644
--- a/test/netstd/Client/Client.csproj
+++ b/test/netstd/Client/Client.csproj
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <AssemblyName>Client</AssemblyName>
     <PackageId>Client</PackageId>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <Version>0.15.0.0</Version>
+    <Version>0.16.0.0</Version>
     <GenerateAssemblyTitleAttribute>false</GenerateAssemblyTitleAttribute>
     <GenerateAssemblyDescriptionAttribute>false</GenerateAssemblyDescriptionAttribute>
     <GenerateAssemblyConfigurationAttribute>false</GenerateAssemblyConfigurationAttribute>
diff --git a/test/netstd/Server/Server.csproj b/test/netstd/Server/Server.csproj
index e2ec93c..a176dda 100644
--- a/test/netstd/Server/Server.csproj
+++ b/test/netstd/Server/Server.csproj
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <AssemblyName>Server</AssemblyName>
     <PackageId>Server</PackageId>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <Version>0.15.0.0</Version>
+    <Version>0.16.0.0</Version>
     <GenerateAssemblyTitleAttribute>false</GenerateAssemblyTitleAttribute>
     <GenerateAssemblyDescriptionAttribute>false</GenerateAssemblyDescriptionAttribute>
     <GenerateAssemblyConfigurationAttribute>false</GenerateAssemblyConfigurationAttribute>
diff --git a/tutorial/dart/client/pubspec.yaml b/tutorial/dart/client/pubspec.yaml
index bf36aed..465bd93 100644
--- a/tutorial/dart/client/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/tutorial/dart/client/pubspec.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # under the License.
 
 name: tutorial_client
-version: 0.15.0
+version: 0.16.0
 description: A Dart client implementation of the Apache Thrift tutorial
 author: Apache Thrift Developers <dev@thrift.apache.org>
 homepage: http://thrift.apache.org
diff --git a/tutorial/dart/console_client/pubspec.yaml b/tutorial/dart/console_client/pubspec.yaml
index c662e89..9a8d202 100644
--- a/tutorial/dart/console_client/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/tutorial/dart/console_client/pubspec.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # under the License.
 
 name: tutorial_console_client
-version: 0.15.0
+version: 0.16.0
 description: >
   A Dart console client to implementation of the Apache Thrift tutorial
 author: Apache Thrift Developers <dev@thrift.apache.org>
diff --git a/tutorial/dart/server/pubspec.yaml b/tutorial/dart/server/pubspec.yaml
index 81c482c..17c4220 100644
--- a/tutorial/dart/server/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/tutorial/dart/server/pubspec.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # under the License.
 
 name: tutorial_server
-version: 0.15.0
+version: 0.16.0
 description: A Dart server to support the Apache Thrift tutorial
 author: Apache Thrift Developers <dev@thrift.apache.org>
 homepage: http://thrift.apache.org
diff --git a/tutorial/delphi/DelphiClient/DelphiClient.dproj b/tutorial/delphi/DelphiClient/DelphiClient.dproj
index 1e2ab3d..cc5170d 100644
--- a/tutorial/delphi/DelphiClient/DelphiClient.dproj
+++ b/tutorial/delphi/DelphiClient/DelphiClient.dproj
@@ -124,13 +124,13 @@
 					<VersionInfoKeys>
 						<VersionInfoKeys Name="CompanyName"/>
 						<VersionInfoKeys Name="FileDescription">Thrift Tutorial</VersionInfoKeys>
-						<VersionInfoKeys Name="FileVersion">0.15.0.0</VersionInfoKeys>
+						<VersionInfoKeys Name="FileVersion">0.16.0.0</VersionInfoKeys>
 						<VersionInfoKeys Name="InternalName">DelphiClient</VersionInfoKeys>
 						<VersionInfoKeys Name="LegalCopyright">Copyright © 2012 The Apache Software Foundation</VersionInfoKeys>
 						<VersionInfoKeys Name="LegalTrademarks"/>
 						<VersionInfoKeys Name="OriginalFilename">DelphiClient.exe</VersionInfoKeys>
 						<VersionInfoKeys Name="ProductName">Thrift</VersionInfoKeys>
-						<VersionInfoKeys Name="ProductVersion">0.15.0.0</VersionInfoKeys>
+						<VersionInfoKeys Name="ProductVersion">0.16.0.0</VersionInfoKeys>
 						<VersionInfoKeys Name="Comments"/>
 					</VersionInfoKeys>
 					<Source>
diff --git a/tutorial/delphi/DelphiServer/DelphiServer.dproj b/tutorial/delphi/DelphiServer/DelphiServer.dproj
index b1b7f48..82a2cee 100644
--- a/tutorial/delphi/DelphiServer/DelphiServer.dproj
+++ b/tutorial/delphi/DelphiServer/DelphiServer.dproj
@@ -121,13 +121,13 @@
 					<VersionInfoKeys>
 						<VersionInfoKeys Name="CompanyName"/>
 						<VersionInfoKeys Name="FileDescription">Thrift Tutorial</VersionInfoKeys>
-						<VersionInfoKeys Name="FileVersion">0.15.0.0</VersionInfoKeys>
+						<VersionInfoKeys Name="FileVersion">0.16.0.0</VersionInfoKeys>
 						<VersionInfoKeys Name="InternalName">DelphiServer</VersionInfoKeys>
 						<VersionInfoKeys Name="LegalCopyright">Copyright © 2012 The Apache Software Foundation</VersionInfoKeys>
 						<VersionInfoKeys Name="LegalTrademarks"/>
 						<VersionInfoKeys Name="OriginalFilename">DelphiServer.exe</VersionInfoKeys>
 						<VersionInfoKeys Name="ProductName">Thrift</VersionInfoKeys>
-						<VersionInfoKeys Name="ProductVersion">0.15.0.0</VersionInfoKeys>
+						<VersionInfoKeys Name="ProductVersion">0.16.0.0</VersionInfoKeys>
 						<VersionInfoKeys Name="Comments"/>
 					</VersionInfoKeys>
 					<Source>
diff --git a/tutorial/netstd/Client/Client.csproj b/tutorial/netstd/Client/Client.csproj
index e91b7a9..9e903b9 100644
--- a/tutorial/netstd/Client/Client.csproj
+++ b/tutorial/netstd/Client/Client.csproj
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <AssemblyName>Client</AssemblyName>
     <PackageId>Client</PackageId>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <Version>0.15.0.0</Version>
+    <Version>0.16.0.0</Version>
     <GenerateAssemblyConfigurationAttribute>false</GenerateAssemblyConfigurationAttribute>
     <GenerateAssemblyCompanyAttribute>false</GenerateAssemblyCompanyAttribute>
     <GenerateAssemblyProductAttribute>false</GenerateAssemblyProductAttribute>
diff --git a/tutorial/netstd/Interfaces/Interfaces.csproj b/tutorial/netstd/Interfaces/Interfaces.csproj
index c2adc9e..ad46bd5 100644
--- a/tutorial/netstd/Interfaces/Interfaces.csproj
+++ b/tutorial/netstd/Interfaces/Interfaces.csproj
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <TargetFramework>net5.0</TargetFramework>
     <AssemblyName>Interfaces</AssemblyName>
     <PackageId>Interfaces</PackageId>
-    <Version>0.15.0.0</Version>
+    <Version>0.16.0.0</Version>
     <GenerateAssemblyConfigurationAttribute>false</GenerateAssemblyConfigurationAttribute>
     <GenerateAssemblyCompanyAttribute>false</GenerateAssemblyCompanyAttribute>
     <GenerateAssemblyProductAttribute>false</GenerateAssemblyProductAttribute>
diff --git a/tutorial/netstd/Server/Server.csproj b/tutorial/netstd/Server/Server.csproj
index b63967b..d4ada3e 100644
--- a/tutorial/netstd/Server/Server.csproj
+++ b/tutorial/netstd/Server/Server.csproj
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <AssemblyName>Server</AssemblyName>
     <PackageId>Server</PackageId>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <Version>0.15.0.0</Version>
+    <Version>0.16.0.0</Version>
     <GenerateAssemblyConfigurationAttribute>false</GenerateAssemblyConfigurationAttribute>
     <GenerateAssemblyCompanyAttribute>false</GenerateAssemblyCompanyAttribute>
     <GenerateAssemblyProductAttribute>false</GenerateAssemblyProductAttribute>
diff --git a/tutorial/ocaml/_oasis b/tutorial/ocaml/_oasis
index 2e1773e..5a98ccd 100644
--- a/tutorial/ocaml/_oasis
+++ b/tutorial/ocaml/_oasis
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name: tutorial
-Version: 0.15.0
+Version: 0.16.0
 OASISFormat: 0.3
 Synopsis: OCaml Tutorial example
 Authors: Apache Thrift Developers <dev@thrift.apache.org>