diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e884a384d..3730ab000 100755
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ project(podio)
 #--- Version -------------------------------------------------------------------
 SET( ${PROJECT_NAME}_VERSION_MAJOR 0 )
 SET( ${PROJECT_NAME}_VERSION_MINOR 16 )
-SET( ${PROJECT_NAME}_VERSION_PATCH 2 )
+SET( ${PROJECT_NAME}_VERSION_PATCH 3 )
 
 SET( ${PROJECT_NAME}_VERSION  "${${PROJECT_NAME}_VERSION_MAJOR}.${${PROJECT_NAME}_VERSION_MINOR}.${${PROJECT_NAME}_VERSION_PATCH}" )