diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 876f583..245d461 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 Changelog of z3c.dependencychecker
 ==================================
 
+2.16 (unreleased)
+-----------------
+
+- Nothing changed yet.
+
+
 2.15 (2024-04-11)
 -----------------
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1ace6df..b95ff70 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import os.path
 
 
-version = "2.15"
+version = "2.16.dev0"
 
 
 def read(filename):