diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a657417b4f7f551691736f43566fda84e0483691..3de8e23c9b6719ec1c7de822fa95a7dbd16dc773 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# v2.7.16
+
+* _TBA_
+
 # v2.7.15
 
 * added `include_same_pairs` to `half_cartesian`
diff --git a/satella/__init__.py b/satella/__init__.py
index c0072c611c5712f63501b206d0df83c008d5aad0..19397ba0aab018fbcee1f93e2a6618e5cfd78093 100644
--- a/satella/__init__.py
+++ b/satella/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '2.7.15'
+__version__ = '2.7.16_a1'