diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 8319854..53d0b51 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ CLONE = "https://github.com/ekultek/zeus-scanner.git"
 ISSUE_LINK = "https://github.com/ekultek/zeus-scanner/issues"
 
 # current version <major.minor.commit.patch ID>
-VERSION = "1.3.15-pre".format(PATCH_ID)
+VERSION = "1.3.16.{}".format(PATCH_ID)
 
 # colors to output depending on the version
 VERSION_TYPE_COLORS = {"dev": 33, "stable": 92, "other": 30}