diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 dnl require autoconf 2.60 (AS_ECHO/AS_ECHO_N)
 AC_PREREQ([2.60])
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR, 0)
-define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, 15)
-define(_CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, 1)
+define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, 16)
+define(_CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, 0)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, 0)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE, true)
 define(_COPYRIGHT_YEAR, 2017)
diff --git a/contrib/seeds/makeseeds.py b/contrib/seeds/makeseeds.py
--- a/contrib/seeds/makeseeds.py
+++ b/contrib/seeds/makeseeds.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 # Used to only select nodes with a user agent string compatible with the
 # BCC/UAHF specification.
 PATTERN_AGENT = re.compile(
-    r"^(/BitcoinABC:0.15.(\d+)\(\S+\)/|/BitcoinXT:0.11.0G\(\S+\)/|/BUCash:1.1.(\d+)\(\S+\)/|/Classic:1.3.(\d+)\(\S+\)/)")
+    r"^(/BitcoinABC:0.16.(\d+)\(\S+\)/|/BitcoinXT:0.11.0G\(\S+\)/|/BUCash:1.1.(\d+)\(\S+\)/|/Classic:1.3.(\d+)\(\S+\)/)")
 
 
 def parseline(line):
diff --git a/doc/Doxyfile b/doc/Doxyfile
--- a/doc/Doxyfile
+++ b/doc/Doxyfile
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 0.15.1
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 0.16.0
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a
diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md
--- a/doc/release-notes.md
+++ b/doc/release-notes.md
@@ -1,18 +1,8 @@
-Bitcoin ABC version 0.15.1 is now available from:
+Bitcoin ABC version 0.16.0 is now available from:
 
-  <https://download.bitcoinabc.org/0.15.1/>
+  <https://download.bitcoinabc.org/0.16.0/>
 
 This release includes the following features and fixes:
 
-- Cache script validation. Backport from Core 10192 (D527, D530, D531).
-- Put back copyright notices inadvertently removed by Core (D538).
-- Add Amount class for CENT and COIN (D529).
-- Display if a node is using Cash magic in getpeerinfo (D546).
-- Use Cash magic by default when establishing connections (D547).
-- Add seeder to Bitcoin ABC repository. From Bitcoin Seeder by Pieter Wiulle.
-  (D559, D560, D561, D562, D564, D565, D566, D568, D579, D585)
-- Ensure backupwallet fails if target is the same as source (D550).
-- Upgrade to LevelDB 1.20. Port of Core 10544 and 10958 (D580, D584).
-- Various backports from Core.
-- Various bug fixes.
-- Various style fixes, code cleanups, and refactorings.
+- New difficulty adjustement algorithm due to activate on Nov, 13
+- Start enforcing LOW_S and NULLFAIL after Nov, 13
diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes/release-notes-0.15.1.md
copy from doc/release-notes.md
copy to doc/release-notes/release-notes-0.15.1.md
diff --git a/src/clientversion.h b/src/clientversion.h
--- a/src/clientversion.h
+++ b/src/clientversion.h
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 //! These need to be macros, as clientversion.cpp's and bitcoin*-res.rc's voodoo
 //! requires it
 #define CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR 0
-#define CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR 15
-#define CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION 1
+#define CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR 16
+#define CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION 0
 #define CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD 0
 
 //! Set to true for release, false for prerelease or test build
diff --git a/src/test/net_tests.cpp b/src/test/net_tests.cpp
--- a/src/test/net_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/net_tests.cpp
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
 
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(userAgent(config).size(), MAX_SUBVERSION_LENGTH);
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(userAgent(config),
-                      "/Bitcoin ABC:0.15.1(EB8.0; very very very very very "
+                      "/Bitcoin ABC:0.16.0(EB8.0; very very very very very "
                       "very very very very very very very very very very very "
                       "very very very very very very very very very very very "
                       "very very very very very very very very very very very "