diff --git a/doc/source/history.rst b/doc/source/history.rst
index ccdd38cbc56cc0e2a533a48f4ccde102165d8c68..0cc2e5dc5d3639bef9a490e9a8d2b1faff603ea1 100644
--- a/doc/source/history.rst
+++ b/doc/source/history.rst
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ A summary of the versions and changes.
   | Updates for access to Copernicus DataSpace: use STAC API to inquire, and download from S3 buckets.
   | *(2026-03)*
 
-* | *vx.y*
+* | *v2.16*
   | Removed support for SO\ :sub:`2` COBRA product as this has become operational.
   | *(2026-04)*
 
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ A wishlist of developments.
 How to create a version tag
 ===========================
 
-Example for tag "v2.15".
+Example for tag "v2.16".
 
 1. Update file formatting following conventions.
 
@@ -185,17 +185,17 @@ Example for tag "v2.15".
 
    c. Change the release tag that will also be imported to the documenation in the `pyproject.toml <../../../pyproject.toml>`_ file::
 
-        release = "2.14"
+        release = "2.16"
     
    d. Commit and push these changes::
 
-       git commit -m 'Defined v2.15' .
+       git commit -m 'Defined v2.16' .
        git push
 
 4. Tag and push the code to the git repository::
 
-      git tag -a 'v2.15' -m 'Tagged v2.15'
-      git push origin 'v2.15'
+      git tag -a 'v2.16' -m 'Tagged v2.16'
+      git push origin 'v2.16'
 
 
   
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index bdd8c118d8fbd98e61fa9a5c8919ee6bc873b4f0..a44cdde25fe82500e7e75172cd4dc89a9ee269c0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "cso"
-version = "2.15"
+version = "2.16"
 authors = [
     { name = "Arjo Segers" },
     { name = "Lewis Blake" },