diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ed605986fc350a685c06e67e6ed52980718f77bf..9d800190d55215415d6d688ae407311d5c33c204 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ SET_PROPERTY(DIRECTORY . PROPERTY PACKAGE_NAME DD4hep)
 
 SET( DD4hep_VERSION_MAJOR 1 )
 SET( DD4hep_VERSION_MINOR 16 )
-SET( DD4hep_VERSION_PATCH 0 )
+SET( DD4hep_VERSION_PATCH 1 )
 
 #######################
 # Basic project setup #