diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c11e3afebb..4316dff0e3 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ dnl    "shared/nm-version-macros.h.in"
 dnl  - update number in meson.build
 m4_define([nm_major_version], [1])
 m4_define([nm_minor_version], [16])
-m4_define([nm_micro_version], [4])
+m4_define([nm_micro_version], [5])
 m4_define([nm_version],
           [nm_major_version.nm_minor_version.nm_micro_version])
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index fcac2bd701..d91ec7315f 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ project(
 #  - add corresponding NM_VERSION_x_y_z macros in
 #    "shared/nm-version-macros.h.in"
 #  - update number in configure.ac
-  version: '1.16.4',
+  version: '1.16.5',
   license: 'GPL2+',
   default_options: [
     'buildtype=debugoptimized',
diff --git a/shared/nm-version-macros.h.in b/shared/nm-version-macros.h.in
index b2e089eafb..cb9a0e4a82 100644
--- a/shared/nm-version-macros.h.in
+++ b/shared/nm-version-macros.h.in
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
 #define NM_VERSION_1_16   (NM_ENCODE_VERSION (1, 16, 0))
 #define NM_VERSION_1_16_2 (NM_ENCODE_VERSION (1, 16, 2))
 #define NM_VERSION_1_16_4 (NM_ENCODE_VERSION (1, 16, 4))
+#define NM_VERSION_1_16_6 (NM_ENCODE_VERSION (1, 16, 6))
 
 /* For releases, NM_API_VERSION is equal to NM_VERSION.
  *