diff --git a/mopidy/__init__.py b/mopidy/__init__.py
index 6ef80b0f..8ba54f4e 100644
--- a/mopidy/__init__.py
+++ b/mopidy/__init__.py
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ if (isinstance(pykka.__version__, basestring)
 warnings.filterwarnings('ignore', 'could not open display')
 
 
-__version__ = '0.15.0'
+__version__ = '0.16.0a1'
diff --git a/tests/version_test.py b/tests/version_test.py
index 6503ef39..94fe4544 100644
--- a/tests/version_test.py
+++ b/tests/version_test.py
@@ -39,5 +39,6 @@ class VersionTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertLess(SV('0.13.0'), SV('0.14.0'))
         self.assertLess(SV('0.14.0'), SV('0.14.1'))
         self.assertLess(SV('0.14.1'), SV('0.14.2'))
-        self.assertLess(SV('0.14.2'), SV(__version__))
-        self.assertLess(SV(__version__), SV('0.15.1'))
+        self.assertLess(SV('0.14.2'), SV('0.15.0'))
+        self.assertLess(SV('0.15.0'), SV(__version__))
+        self.assertLess(SV(__version__), SV('0.16.1'))