diff --git a/tools/VERSION b/tools/VERSION
index b022ca2..9be6324 100644
--- a/tools/VERSION
+++ b/tools/VERSION
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@
 CHANNEL stable
 MAJOR 2
 MINOR 16
-PATCH 0
+PATCH 1
 PRERELEASE 0
 PRERELEASE_PATCH 0
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